The impact of platelet-rich plasma on the prevention of tunnel widening in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using quadrupled autologous hamstring tendon: A randomised clinical trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 95 B, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-69

  Mirzatolooei, F ^a   Alamdari, M T ^a   Khalkhali, H R ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION TUNNEL WIDENING; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDON TRANSPLANTATION; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TENDONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874040270     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B1.30487     Document Type: Article

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