Cross pins versus endobutton femoral fixation in hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Minimum 4-year follow-up

Knee Surgery and Related Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-39

  Kong, Chae Gwan ^a   In, Yong ^b   Kim, Geon Hyeong ^a   Ahn, Chi Young ^a  

^a Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Graft fixation; Hamstring tendon; Tunnel widening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885879800     PISSN: 22340726     EISSN: 22342451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5792/ksrr.2012.24.1.34     Document Type: Article

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