Anatomic double-bundle versus single-bundle ACL reconstruction: A comparative biomechanical study in rabbits

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 895-906

  Nikolaou, Vassilios S ^a   Efstathopoulos, Nicolas ^a   Sourlas, Ioannis ^a   Pilichou, Anastasia ^a   Papachristou, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Animal model; Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior tibial shift; Biomechanical study; Double bundle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HINDLIMB; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TENDON; TENDON TRANSFER;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RABBITS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENDON TRANSFER; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 70349767673     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0754-8     Document Type: Article

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