Evaluation of the bone bridge between the bone tunnels after anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A multidetector computed tomography study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1618-1625

  Hantes, Michael E ^a   Liantsis, Athanasios K ^b   Basdekis, Georgios K ^b   Karantanas, Apostolos H ^c   Christel, Pascal ^a   Malizos, Konstantinos N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^c Habib Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

3 dimensional computed tomography; double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; tunnel communication; tunnel enlargement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956238198     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510363466     Document Type: Article

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