Long-term results of isolated anterolateral bundle reconstructions of the posterior cruciate ligament: A 6-to 12-year follow-up Study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1499-1507

  Hermans, Stijn ^a   Corten, Kristoff ^a   Bellemans, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chondrosis; Isolated posterior cruciate ligament injury; Long term outcome; Single bundle reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUSCLE GRAFT; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449716031     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509333479     Document Type: Article

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