The effect of tunnel placement on rotational stability after ACL reconstruction: Evaluation with use of triaxial accelerometry in a porcine model

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 589-595

  Debandi, Aníbal ^a   Maeyama, Akira ^a   Hoshino, Yuichi ^a   Asai, Shigehiro ^a   Goto, Bunsei ^a   Smolinski, Patrick ^a,b   Fu, Freddie H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Rotational stability; Triaxial accelerometer; Tunnel placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874017626     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-1961-2     Document Type: Article

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