Double-bundle versus single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective randomized study with 5-year results

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1511-1518

  Suomalainen, Piia ^a   Järvelä, Timo ^b   Paakkala, Antti ^a   Kannus, Pekka ^c   Järvinen, Markku ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; double bundle versus single bundle ACL reconstruction; osteoarthritis of the knee; radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863507586     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512448177     Document Type: Article

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