Analysis of the graft bending angle at the femoral tunnel aperture in anatomic double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A comparison of the transtibial and the far anteromedial portal technique

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 270-276

  Nishimoto, Koji ^a   Kuroda, Ryosuke ^a   Mizuno, Kiyonori ^a   Hoshino, Yuichi ^a   Nagamune, Kouki ^b   Kubo, Seiji ^a   Yagi, Masayoshi ^c   Yamaguchi, Motoi ^d   Yoshiya, Shinichi ^c   Kurosaka, Masahiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^c HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Meiwa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double bundle ACL reconstruction; Electromagnetic device; Graft bending; Knee; Length change

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; TIBIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 65049089979     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0680-1     Document Type: Article

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