Oblique femoral tunnel placement can increase risks of short femoral tunnel and cross-pin protrusion in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1237-1245

  Chang, Chong Bum ^a,b   Yoo, Jae Ho ^c   Chung, Byung June ^a   Seong, Sang Cheol ^b   Kim, Tae Kyun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Cross pin protrusion; Femoral tunnel shortening; More horizontal femoral tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 77953318787     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509357608     Document Type: Article

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