A long-term study of anterior cruciate ligament allograft reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 818-822

  Almqvist, K F ^a   Willaert, Pieter ^a   De Brabandere, S ^a   Criel, K ^a   Verdonk, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ACL; Allograft; Arthroscopy; Knee

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651005422     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0808-y     Document Type: Article

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