Single-Bundle Versus Double-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1470-1477

  Kohen, Robert B ^a   Sekiya, Jon K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Double bundle; Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Single bundle

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; KNEE INSTABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72049092654     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.11.006     Document Type: Review

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