ACL reconstruction: Comparison between transtibial and anteromedial portal techniques

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 896-903

  Silva, Alcindo ^a   Sampaio, Ricardo ^b   Pinto, Elisabete ^c  

^a Hospital Militar D Pedro V   (Portugal)

^b Hospital da Boavista   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Anteromedial portal technique; Transtibial technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84860157969     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1645-3     Document Type: Article

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