Comparison of 4 femoral tunnel drilling techniques in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 972-979

  Larson, Andrew I ^a   Bullock, Daniel P ^c   Pevny, Tomas ^b  

^a Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Aspen & Glenwood   (United States)

^c Lake Placid Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIBIA;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84863101662     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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