Flexible instruments outperform rigid instruments to place anatomic anterior cruciate ligament femoral tunnels without hyperflexion

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 835-843

  Steiner, Mark E ^a   Smart, L Ryan ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROMEDIAL DRILLING; ARTICLE; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RIGID FLEXIBLE PIN; RIGID FLEXIBLE REAMER; TRANSTIBIAL DRILLING;

AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 84861575356     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.11.029     Document Type: Article

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