Laser-Guided Placement of the Tibial Guide in the Transtibial Technique for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-214

  Takahashi, Toshiaki ^a   Takeda, Haruhiko ^a   Watanabe, Seiji ^a   Yamamoto, Haruyasu ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Femoral tunnel location; Laser beam; Transtibial technique

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; DRILL; FEMUR; LASER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE NAILS; FEMUR; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LASERS; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 58549111376     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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