Double-bundle versus single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Randomized clinical and magnetic resonance imaging study with 2-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1615-1622

  Suomalainen, Piia ^a   Moisala, Anna Stina ^b   Paakkala, Antti ^a   Kannus, Pekka ^c   Järvelä, Timo ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Hatanpää Hospital   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Double bundle; Hamstring graft; Magnetic resonance imaging; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052521081     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511405024     Document Type: Article

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