Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Fixation-A Myth Busted?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 681-684

  Järvinen, Teppo L N ^a,b,c   Alami, Ghassan B ^c   Karlsson, Jón ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE DISEASE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TISSUE GRAFT; TISSUE NECROSIS; WEIGHT BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

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

EID: 77951282067     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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