Autograft versus nonirradiated allograft tissue for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 492-499

  Mariscalco, Michael W ^a   Magnussen, Robert A ^a   Mehta, Divyesh ^a   Hewett, Timothy E ^a   Flanigan, David C ^a   Kaeding, Christopher C ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; allograft; autograft; radiation

Indexed keywords

ACL; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION; REVIEW; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACL; ALLOGRAFT; AUTOGRAFT; RADIATION;

ALLOGRAFTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFTS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFTING; HUMANS; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893581176     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513497566     Document Type: Review

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