Evaluation of hamstring strength and tendon regrowth after harvesting for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1644-1650

  Tadokoro, Kou ^a   Matsui, Nobuzo ^a   Yagi, Masayoshi ^b   Kuroda, Ryosuke ^a   Kurosaka, Masahiro ^a   Yoshiya, Shinichi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Shinsuma Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Knee; Muscle strength; Reconstruction; Tendon regeneration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE GRAFT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE REGENERATION; TORQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 6344291984     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504263152     Document Type: Article

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