Isolated and combined grade-III posterior cruciate ligament tears treated with double-bundle reconstruction with use of endoscopically placed femoral tunnels and grafts: Operative technique and clinical outcomes

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 1773-1780

  Spiridonov, Stanislav I ^a   Slinkard, Nathaniel J ^a   LaPrade, Robert F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CINCINNATI SUBJECTIVE SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPIC DOUBLE BUNDLE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INJURY SCALE; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE SCORE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT TEAR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

EID: 80053998599     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01638     Document Type: Article

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