Can anatomic femoral tunnel placement be achieved using a transtibial technique for hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1263-1269

  Strauss, Eric J ^a   Barker, Joseph U ^a   McGill, Kevin ^a   Cole, Brian J ^a   Bach, Bernard R ^a   Verma, Nikhil N ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; hamstring ACL reconstruction; transtibial technique

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHONDROPLASTY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA;

EID: 79956337462     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510395488     Document Type: Article

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