Single-Tunnel, Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Clinical Evaluation, Treatment Options, and Surgical Technique

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-23

  Clancy Jr , William G ^a  

^a Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; arthroscopy; knee

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMUR; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; METAMORPHOSIS; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; TISSUE GRAFT; TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 67549086690     PISSN: 10601872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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