Clinical outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A meta-analysis of autograft versus allograft tissue

Sports Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-72

  Tibor, Lisa M ^a   Long, Joy L ^b   Schilling, Peter L ^a   Lilly, Ryan J ^a   Carpenter, James E ^a   Miller, Bruce S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Lancaster Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Autograft; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958189842     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738109347984     Document Type: Review

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