Femoral bridge stability in double-bundle ACL reconstruction: Impact of bridge width and different fixation techniques on the structural properties of the graft/femur complex

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1127-1132

  Lehmann, Ann Kristin ^a   Osada, Nani ^a   Zantop, Thore ^a   Raschke, Michael J ^a   Petersen, Wolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Martin Luther Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACL; Biomechanics; Bridge stability; Knee; Revision; Rotational instability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INSTABILITY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LOADING TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMUR; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANIMAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SWINE; TENDONS;

EID: 67649992525     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-009-0869-x     Document Type: Article

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