Effect of reamer design on posteriorization of the tibial tunnel during endoscopic transtibial anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1282-1289

  Bhatia, Sanjeev ^a   Korth, Kyle ^a   Van Thiel, Geoffrey S ^a   Gupta, Deepti ^a   Cole, Brian J ^a   Bach, Bernard R ^a   Verma, Nikhil N ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL injury; ACL reconstruction; anatomic; posteriorization; reamer design; tibial tunnel; transtibial

Indexed keywords

ACL INJURY; ADULT; ANATOMIC; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIORIZATION; REAMER DESIGN; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TIBIA; TIBIAL TUNNEL; TRANSTIBIAL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; DEVICES; SURGERY;

ACL INJURY; ACL RECONSTRUCTION; ANATOMIC; POSTERIORIZATION; REAMER DESIGN; TIBIAL TUNNEL; TRANSTIBIAL;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIBIA;

EID: 84878847135     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513483534     Document Type: Article

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