Biomechanical and histological evaluations of the doubled semitendinosus tendon autograft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in sheep

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-324

  Kondo, Eiji ^a   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a   Katsura, Taro ^a,b   Hayashi, Riku ^a   Kotani, Yoshihisa ^a   Tohyama, Harukazu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Katsura Veterinary Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; autograft; ligament reconstruction; semitendinosus tendon; sheep

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; KNEE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, ANIMAL; NECROSIS; SHEEP; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84856699753     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511426417     Document Type: Article

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