ACL fixation devices

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-223

  Hapa, Onur ^a   Barber, F Alan ^a  

^a Plano Orthopedic Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Cross pin fixation; Expansion bolts; Fixation; Interference screw; Staple

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENODESIS; TIBIA; TISSUE GRAFT; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 74549187043     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181bf668c     Document Type: Review

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