Extra-articular techniques in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A literature review

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1440-1448

  Dodds, A L ^a,b   Gupte, C M ^a,b   Neyret, P ^a,c   Williams, A M ^a,d   Amis, A A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; EXTRA ARTICULAR RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INTRA ARTICULAR RECONSTRUCTION; JOINT DEGENERATION; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81155144728     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.27632     Document Type: Review

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