Age, graft size, and tegner activity level as predictors of failure in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1808-1812

  Kamien, Przemyslaw M ^a,b   Hydrick, Josie M ^b   Replogle, William H ^c   Go, Linda T ^d   Barrett, Gene R ^b  

^a Indiana University Health LaPorte   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; age; graft size; hamstring autograft

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SIZE; HAMSTRING AUTOGRAFT; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACL RECONSTRUCTION; AGE; GRAFT SIZE; HAMSTRING AUTOGRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881412650     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513493896     Document Type: Article

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