Prospective analysis of failure rate and predictors of failure after anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with allograft

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 800-807

  Van Eck, Carola F ^a   Schkrohowsky, Joshua G ^a   Working, Zachary M ^a   Irrgang, James J ^a   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allograft; anatomic; anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); failure rate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859498091     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511432545     Document Type: Review

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