Comparison of single-versus double-tunnel tendon-to-bone healing in an ovine model: A biomechanical and histological analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 512-517

  Lu, Yan ^a,c   Markel, Mark D ^a   Nemke, Brett ^a   Wynn, Shawn ^b   Graf, Ben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligament; Mechanical testing; Reconstruction; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE TUNNEL TENDON TO BONE GRAFT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SINGLE TUNNEL TENDON TO BONE GRAFT; STUDENT T TEST; TENDON GRAFT; TENODESIS; TIBIA; TISSUE REPAIR; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; KNEE JOINT; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TENDONS; TENODESIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67049167806     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508327543     Document Type: Article

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