Why bone-patella tendon-bone grafts should still be considered the gold standard for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 323-325

  Carmichael, James R ^a   Cross, Mervyn J ^a  

^a North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; FRACTURE FIXATION; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE PAIN; PATELLA TENDON; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRITIS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 66349103472     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.058024     Document Type: Article

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