Allograft versus autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: An up-to-date meta-analysis of prospective studies

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 311-320

  Hu, Jianzhong ^a   Qu, Jin ^a   Xu, Daqi ^a   Zhou, Jingyong ^a   Lu, Hongbin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFT; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE INSTABILITY; LYSHOLM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PIVOT SHIFT TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE; TEGNER ACTIVITY SCORE; TISSUE GRAFT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874108696     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-012-1720-5     Document Type: Review

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