Tunnel widening following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft: A comparison between double cross-pin and suspensory graft fixation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1108-1113

  Baumfeld, Joshua A ^c   Diduch, David R ^a   Rubino, L Joseph ^d   Hart, Jennifer A ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a   Barr, Michelle S ^b   Hart, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Graft fixation; Osteolysis; Tunnel widening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURE ANCHOR;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOLYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE ANCHORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749185601     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0606-y     Document Type: Article

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