A prospective randomized comparison of irradiated and non-irradiated hamstring tendon allograft for ACL reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 187-194

  Sun, Kang ^a   Zhang, Jihua ^a   Wang, Yan ^b   Zhang, Cailong ^a   Xia, Changsuo ^a   Yu, Tengbo ^a   Tian, Shaoqi ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (China)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Allograft; Hamstring tendon; Irradiation; Prospective randomized study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STERILIZATION; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855187064     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1393-9     Document Type: Article

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