Biomechanical evaluation of anterior cruciate ligament femoral fixation techniques

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 339-345

  Kleweno, Conor P ^a   Jacir, Alberto M ^b   Gardner, Thomas R ^b   Ahmad, Christopher S ^b   Levine, William N ^b,c  

^a Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Femoral

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SWINE; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SWINE; TRANSPLANTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 64749084834     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508326706     Document Type: Article

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