ACL graft re-rupture after double-bundle reconstruction: Factors that influence the intra-articular pattern of injury

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 340-346

  van Eck, Carola F ^a,b   Kropf, Eric J ^a   Romanowski, James R ^a   Lesniak, Bryson P ^a   Tranovich, Michael J ^a   van Dijk, C Niek ^b   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Double bundle ACL; Graft failure; Revision surgery; Rupture pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951550589     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1297-8     Document Type: Article

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