Factors that influence the intra-articular rupture pattern of the ACL graft following single-bundle reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1243-1248

  van Eck, Carola F ^a,b   Kropf, Eric J ^a   Romanowski, James R ^a   Lesniak, Bryson P ^a   Tranovich, Michael J ^a   van Dijk, C Niek ^b   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ACL; Anterior cruciate ligament; Graft failure; Revision surgery; Rupture pattern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960317289     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1427-y     Document Type: Review

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