Comparisons of femoral tunnel position and length in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Modified transtibial versus anteromedial portal techniques

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1389-1394

  Chang, Chong Bum ^a,b   Choi, Ja Young ^b   Koh, In Jun ^a   Lee, Kil Jae ^a   Lee, Kyung Hag ^a   Kim, Tae Kyun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROMEDIAL PORTAL ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL TUNNEL LENGTH; FEMORAL TUNNEL POSITION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED TRANSTIBIAL ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053309765     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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