Femoral tunnel enlargement after anatomic ACL reconstruction: A biological problem?

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1189-1194

  Silva, Alcindo ^a   Sampaio, Ricardo ^b   Pinto, Elisabete ^c  

^a Hospital Militar D Pedro V   (Portugal)

^b Instituto CUF   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anatomic reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Tunnel enlargement; Tunnel widening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TENDONS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955850713     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1046-z     Document Type: Article

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