Using magnetic resonance imaging to predict adequate graft diameters for autologous hamstring double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Wernecke, Gregory ^a   Harris, Ian A ^b   Houang, Michael T W ^c   Seeto, Bradley G ^a   Chen, Darren B ^a   MacDessi, Samuel J ^a  

^a Sydney Knee Specialists   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Castlereagh Imaging   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 79960957883     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.02.035     Document Type: Article

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