Hamstring autograft versus soft-tissue allograft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1616-1624

  Cvetanovich, Gregory L ^a   Mascarenhas, Randy ^a   Saccomanno, Maristella F ^b   Verma, Nikhil N ^a   Cole, Brian J ^a   Bush Joseph, Charles A ^a   Bach, Bernard R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUTOGRAFT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYOPRESERVATION; FOLLOW UP; HAMSTRING; HAMSTRING AUTOGRAFT; HUMAN; JADAD SCALE; JOINT LAXITY; META ANALYSIS; MODIFIED COLEMAN METHODOLOGY SCORE; OPERATION DURATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE AUTOGRAFT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT DURATION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; DENMARK; FEMALE; INJURIES; MALE; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TENDON; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFTS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFTS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TENDONS; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927676995     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.05.040     Document Type: Review

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