The "Footprint" Anterior Cruciate Ligament Technique: An Anatomic Approach to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1128-1138

  Bedi, Asheesh ^a   Altchek, David W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Footprint; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE NAILS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMUR; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDONS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349417715     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.03.008     Document Type: Review

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