Biomechanical comparison of single-tunnel-double-bundle and single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 962-969

  Gadikota, Hemanth R ^a   Jong Keun Seon, ^a,b   Kozanek, Michal ^a   Oh, Luke S ^a   Gill, Thomas J ^a   Montgomery, Kenneth D ^c   Li, Guoan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Tri County Orthopedics and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Knee kinematics; Robotic testing; Single tunnel double bundle ACL reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; ROBOTICS; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67549146184     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508330145     Document Type: Article

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