A comparison of the clinical outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using a hamstring tendon autograft with special emphasis on the timing of the reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 488-494

  Åhlén, Martina ^a   Lidén, Mattias ^b  

^a NU Hospital Organisation   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Autograft; Gracilis; Semitendinosus; Timing of surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951558492     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1312-0     Document Type: Article

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