Gender-based differences in outcome after anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon autografts

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1849-1857

  Tohyama, Harukazu ^a   Kondo, Eiji ^a   Hayashi, Riku ^a   Kitamura, Nobuto ^a   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); double bundle reconstruction; gender difference; graft size; hamstring tendon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052524594     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511408864     Document Type: Article

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