Arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament with hamstring tendon autograft and fresh-frozen allograft: A prospective, randomized controlled study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1430-1438

  Sun, Kang ^a   Zhang, Jihua ^a   Wang, Yan ^b   Xia, Changsuo ^a   Zhang, Cailong ^a   Yu, Tengbo ^a   Tian, Shaoqi ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b Qingdao Woman and Children's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; arthroscopy; autograft; fresh frozen allograft; hamstring tendon; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDONS; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960120557     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511400384     Document Type: Article

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