Failure Rate of Achilles Tendon Allograft in Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 667-674

  Shah, Anup Ajit ^a   McCulloch, Patrick Callaghan ^a   Lowe, Walter Richard ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT LAXITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLAY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951264679     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.02.031     Document Type: Article

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