The effect of graft tissue on anterior cruciate ligament outcomes: A multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing autograft hamstrings with fresh-frozen anterior tibialis allograft

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1079-1086

  Lawhorn, Keith W ^a   Howell, Stephen M ^b,c   Traina, Steve M ^d   Gottlieb, John E ^e   Meade, Thomas D ^e   Freedberg, Howard I ^f  

^a Commonwealth Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

^b Private Practice Orthopedics   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d Western Orthopedics   (United States)

^e Suburban Orthopaedics ^*

^f Suburban Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRESH FROZEN ANTERIOR TIBIALIS ALLOGRAFT TRANSPLANTATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAMSTRING TENDON AUTOGRAFT TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS;

EID: 84864487667     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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