Preoperative magnetic resonance assessment of patellar tendon dimensions for graft selection in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 376-382

  Chang, Chong Bum ^a,b   Seong, Sang Cheol ^b   Kim, Tae Kyun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BPTB ACL reconstruction; Demographic predictors for inadequate tendon; MR assessment; Patellar tendon dimensions

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MUSCLE LENGTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THICKNESS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; INJURY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 64749084628     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508324971     Document Type: Article

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