Clinical comparison of two suspensory fixation devices for anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1261-1267

  Kondo, Eiji ^a   Yasuda, Kazunori ^a   Miyatake, Shin ^a   Kitamura, Nobuto ^a   Tohyama, Harukazu ^a   Yagi, Tomonori ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Yamanotedori Yagi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Continuous loop; Double bundle reconstruction; Endobutton; Hamstring tendon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862678923     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1687-6     Document Type: Article

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