Comparison of anterior cruciate ligament tunnel position and graft obliquity with transtibial and anteromedial portal femoral tunnel reaming techniques using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1511-1522

  Bowers, Andrea L ^a   Bedi, Asheesh ^b   Lipman, Joseph D ^a   Potter, Hollis G ^a   Rodeo, Scott A ^a   Pearle, Andrew D ^a   Warren, Russell F ^a   Altchek, David W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROMEDIAL PORTAL FEMORAL TUNNEL REAMING TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; FEMORAL TUNNEL POSITION AND RESULTANT GRAFT OBLIQUITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIAL TUNNEL POSITION AND RESULTANT GRAFT OBLIQUITY; TRANSTIBIAL PORTAL FEMORAL TUNNEL REAMING TECHNIQUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055098415     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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