Validation of a histologic scoring system for the examination of quality of tendon graft to bone tunnel healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-49

  Lui, Pauline Po Yee ^a,b,c   Ho, Grace ^a,b   Lee, Yuk Wa ^a,b   Ho, Po Yan ^a,b   Lo, Wing Nin ^a,b   Lo, Chun Kwong ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Histologic score; Tendon graft; Tendon bone tunnel healing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOLOGY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENDON GRAFT;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; QUALITY CONTROL; RABBITS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79951629921     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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