Comparison of allograft versus autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction graft survival in an active adolescent cohort

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2311-2318

  Engelman, Glenn H ^a   Carry, Patrick M ^a   Hitt, Kirtley G ^a   Polousky, John D ^b   Vidal, Armando F ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^b Rocky Mountain Hospital For Children Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; allograft; anterior cruciate ligament; autograft; graft survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGRAFTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908882014     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514541935     Document Type: Article

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