Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Assessment of the hamstring autograft femoral fixation using the EndoButton CL®

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 606-613

  Plaweski, S ^a   Rossi, J ^a   Merloz, P ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; EndoButton ; Femoral fixation; Hamstrings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STAPLER; TENDON GRAFT; TENODESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71249087106     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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