Comparison of two methods of femoral tunnel preparation in single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A prospective randomized study;Comparação entre dois métodos de preparação de túnel femoral na reconstrução do ligamento cruzado anterior em feixe único. Estudo prospectivo randomizado

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 572-576

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Shu ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Liu, Ya ^a   Cao, Xuecheng ^a  

^a JINAN MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROMEDIAL PORTAL FEMORAL TUNNEL PREPARATION; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LAXITY; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SINGLE BUNDLE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL TUNNEL FEMORAL TUNNEL PREPARATION; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TENDONS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865619541     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-86502012000800010     Document Type: Article

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