Anteromedial portal versus transtibial drilling techniques in ACL reconstruction: A blinded cross-sectional study at two- to five-year follow-up

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 747-754

  Alentorn Geli, Eduard ^a   Samitier, Gonzalo ^b   Álvarez, Pedro ^a,c   Steinbacher, Gilbert ^c   Cugat, Ramón ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

^b Hospital 9 de Octubre   (Spain)

^c Mutualidad de Futbolistas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE SCORE; KNEE INSTABILITY; LACHMAN TEST; LYNSHOLM SCORE; MALE; MIDQUADRICEPS CIRCUMFERENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ONE LEG HOP TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIVOT SHIFT SIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHORT FORM 12; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEGNER SCORE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH STATUS; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOCCER; TENDON TRANSFER; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955944236     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-1000-1     Document Type: Article

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