Comparison of 2 femoral tunnel locations in anatomic single-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A biomechanical study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1481-1489

  Driscoll, Matthew D ^a   Isabell Jr , Gene P ^b   Conditt, Michael A ^c   Ismaily, Sabir K ^c   Jupiter, Daniel C ^a   Noble, Philip C ^c   Lowe, Walter R ^d  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMIC SINGLE BUNDLE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; FEMUR; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TIBIA TORSION; VALGUS KNEE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; TIBIA;

EID: 84866904653     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.03.019     Document Type: Article

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