Structural change of soft tissue anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions with cross-pin fixation between immediate and postoperative 8 weeks: A study with use of magnetic resonance imaging

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-290

  Lee, Yong Seuk ^a   Ahn, Jin Hwan ^b   Lim, Hong Chul ^c   Kim, Jin Goo ^d   Yoo, Jae Ho ^e   Wang, Joon Ho ^a   Park, Joon Soo ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross pin; Femur; Fixation; Knee; Slippage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FIXATION DEVICE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALING; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; KNEE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SOFT TISSUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGEON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE NAIL; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TENDON; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE NAILS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749083957     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508324691     Document Type: Article

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