The effect of interference screw diameter on fixation of soft-tissue grafts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Micucci, Chad J ^a   Frank, Darren A ^a   Kompel, John ^a   Muffly, Matthew ^a   DeMeo, Patrick J ^a   Altman, Gregory T ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SLIPPAGE; INTERFERENCE SCREW; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE GRAFT; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE;

EID: 77955477914     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.12.022     Document Type: Article

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