ACL reconstruction: Can the transtibial technique achieve optimal tunnel positioning? A radiographic study

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 486-490

  Gougoulias, Nikolaos ^a   Khanna, Anil ^a   Griffiths, David ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL; Harmstrings; TransFix; Transtibial; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349125290     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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