Early integration of a bone plug in the femoral tunnel in rectangular tunnel ACL reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone graft: A prospective computed tomography analysis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL1, 2011, Pages

  Suzuki, Tomoyuki ^a   Shino, Konsei ^b   Nakagawa, Shigeto ^c   Nakata, Ken ^d   Iwahashi, Takehiko ^d   Kinugasa, Kazutaka ^d   Otsubo, Hidenori ^a   Yamashita, Toshihiko ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c YUKIOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Bone plug tunnel integration; Bone patellar tendonbone (BTB) graft; CT value; Direct bone healing; Rectangular tunnel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862625355     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1481-5     Document Type: Article

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