Single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A comparison of conventional, central, and horizontal single-bundle virtual graft positions

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1317-1323

  Brophy, Robert H ^a   Pearle, Andrew D ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Anterior translation; Internal rotation; Tunnel placement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ROTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ROTATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 70350062017     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509333007     Document Type: Article

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