ACL reconstruction with double-bundle technique: A review of clinical results

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-92

  Järvelä, Timo ^a,b   Suomalainen, Piia ^c  

^a Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Clinical outcome; Double bundle technique; Randomized controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DOUBLE BUNDLE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; PLATE FIXATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SINGLE BUNDLE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 79952228114     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2011.02.1865     Document Type: Review

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