Failed regrowth of the harvested semitendinosus tendon: A rare complication of tendon harvest after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-3

  Järvinen, Teppo L N ^a   Järvinen, Tero A H ^b   Penttilä, Tero ^c   Harilainen, Arsi ^a   Sandelin, Jerker ^b   Paakkala, Timo ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Complication; Hamstring; Muscle injury; Regeneration; Tendon harvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 63549145901     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2003.50120     Document Type: Article

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