Prediction of the graft size of 4-stranded semitendinosus tendon and 4-stranded gracilis tendon for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A Chinese Han patient study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1161-1166

  Xie, Guoming ^a   Huangfu, Xiaoqiao ^a   Zhao, Jinzhong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anthropometric; autograft; correlation; gracilis tendon (GT); semitendinosus tendon (ST); size

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TENDONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860458821     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511435627     Document Type: Article

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