Anteromedial versus transtibial tunnel drilling in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions: A systematic review

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1235-1242

  Chalmers, Peter N ^a   Mall, Nathan A ^b   Cole, Brian J ^a   Verma, Nikhil N ^a   Bush Joseph, Charles A ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St Louis Center for Cartilage Restoration and Repair   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTEROMEDIAL DRILLING; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; ROTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSTIBIAL TUNNEL DRILLING; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891684366     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.02.015     Document Type: Review

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