Anteromedial portal versus transtibial drilling techniques in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Any clinical relevance? A retrospective comparative study

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1330-1337

  Franceschi, Francesco ^a   Papalia, Rocco ^a   Rizzello, Giacomo ^a   Del Buono, Angelo ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b,c,d   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE DRILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881094093     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.05.020     Document Type: Article

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