The transtibial versus the anteromedial portal technique in the arthroscopic bone-patellar tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1013-1037

  Alentorn Geli, Eduard ^a   Lajara, Francisco ^b   Samitier, Gonzalo ^c   Cugat, Ramón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL VEGA BAJA   (Spain)

^c Hospital 9 de Octubre   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Anteromedial portal; Femoral tunnel drilling; Transtibial

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954757104     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0964-0     Document Type: Article

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