Electron microscopy of the remodelling process in hamstring tendon used as ACL graft

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1052-1058

  Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a   de Pasquale, Viviana ^b   Reggiani, Leonardo Marchesini ^a   Russo, Alessandro ^a   Agati, Patrizia ^c   Bacchelli, Beatrice ^b   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Anatomia Umana Normale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Arthroscopy; Electron microscopy; Hamstring; Knee

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; TENDON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TENDONS;

EID: 77954757017     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0925-7     Document Type: Article

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