Femoral tunnel length: Accessory anteromedial portal drilling versus transtibial drilling

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 486-491

  Ilahi, Omer A ^a   Ventura, N Janet ^a   Qadeer, Amad A ^a  

^a Texas Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY ANTEROMEDIAL PORTAL FEMORAL DRILLING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL TUNNEL LENGTH; FEMUR; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTIBIAL FEMORAL DRILLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859169800     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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