Treatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries With Special Reference to Graft Type and Surgical Technique: An Assessment of Randomized Controlled Trials

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1139-1174

  Samuelsson, Kristian ^a   Andersson, Daniel ^a   Karlsson, Jón ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Double bundle; Graft type; Review; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TENDONS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349427071     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.07.021     Document Type: Review

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