Biological Approach to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 64-70

  Sánchez, Mikel ^a   Azofra, Juan ^a   Fiz, Nicolas ^a   Aizpurua, Beatriz ^a   Guadilla, Jorge ^a   Anitua, Eduardo ^b   Andia, Isabel ^c   Maffulli, Nicola ^d  

^a Arthroscopic Surgery Unit UCA Mikel Sánchez USP La Esperanza Clinic   (Spain)

^b Foundation Eduardo Anitua   (Spain)

^c BIOCRUCES BIZKAIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Ligamentization; Platelet rich plasma; Tibial fixation

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DONOR SITE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TENDON GRAFT; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84861496195     PISSN: 10486666     EISSN: 15583848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.oto.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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