Evolving concepts in tunnel placement

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 210-216

  Lopez Vidriero, Emilio ^a   Hugh Johnson, Donald ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Anteromedial portal; Femoral footprint; Femoral tunnel; Tibial footprint; Tibial tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; AUTOGRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; FEMUR; HUMAN; INCISION; KINEMATICS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROTATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNNEL PLACEMENT METHOD;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIBIA;

EID: 74549198273     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181bf6668     Document Type: Review

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