Transtibial Versus Anteromedial Portal Drilling for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Cadaveric Study of Femoral Tunnel Length and Obliquity

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 342-350

  Bedi, Asheesh ^a   Raphael, Brad ^a   Maderazo, Alex ^b   Pavlov, Helene ^b   Williams III, Riley J ^a  

^a Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROMEDIAL FEMORAL TUNNEL DRILLING TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTIBIAL FEMORAL TUNNEL DRILLING TECHNIQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 77449134494     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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