Graft Tensioning in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-207

  Arneja, Shalinder ^a   McConkey, Mark O ^a   Mulpuri, Kishore ^a   Chin, Patrick ^a   Gilbart, Michael K ^a   Regan, William D ^a   Leith, Jordan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Patellar tendon; Reconstruction; Semitendinosus gracilis; Systematic review; Tensioning

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CONSENSUS; GRACILIS MUSCLE; GRAFT TENSIONING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA TENDON; PUBLICATION; RATING SCALE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549110826     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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