Transtibial versus independent drilling techniques for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2693-2702

  Riboh, Jonathan C ^a   Hasselblad, Vic ^b   Godin, Jonathan A ^a   Mather, Richard C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anteromedial portal; meta analysis; meta regression; outside in; systematic review; transtibial

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROMEDIAL PORTAL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE; META ANALYSIS; META-REGRESSION; METHODOLOGY; OUTSIDE-IN; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA; TRANSTIBIAL;

ANTEROMEDIAL PORTAL; META-ANALYSIS; META-REGRESSION; OUTSIDE-IN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSTIBIAL;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIBIA;

EID: 84887189572     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513506979     Document Type: Article

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