Hindlimb growth after a transphyseal reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: A study in skeletally immature sheep with wide-open physes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2437-2443

  Meller, Rupert ^a,b   Kendoff, Daniel ^a   Hankemeier, Stefan ^a   Jagodzinski, Michael ^a   Grotz, Martin ^a   Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Basic research; Children; EndoButton; Growth disturbance; Large animal study; Open physes; Sheep model; Skeletally immature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MATURATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; EPIPHYSIS PLATE; FEMALE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; FRACTURE FIXATION; GENU RECURVATUM; GROWTH DISORDER; HINDLIMB; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG LENGTH; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LIMB DEFORMITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TISSUE GRAFT;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; SHEEP; TIBIA;

EID: 56249148854     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508322884     Document Type: Article

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