Biodegradable Screw Versus a Press-Fit Bone Plug Fixation for Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-508

  Jagodzinski, Michael ^a   Geiges, Bjoern ^a   Von Falck, Christian ^a   Knobloch, Karsten ^a   Haasper, Carl ^a   Brand, Juergen ^b   Hankemeier, Stefan ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Meller, Rupert ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Dyck und Schulz ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; hamstring tendons; press fit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953419276     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509350325     Document Type: Article

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