Allograft compared with autograft infection rates in primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2402-2408

  Greenberg, David D ^a   Robertson, Michael ^b   Vallurupalli, Santaram ^b   White, Richard A ^b   Allen, William C ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNEE INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFTING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049471901     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00456     Document Type: Article

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