A Systematic Review of Failed Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Autograft Compared With Allograft in Young Patients

Sports Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 207-216

  Wasserstein, David ^a,b   Sheth, Ujash ^a   Cabrera, Alison ^b   Spindler, Kurt P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

allograft; anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; autograft; revision; young age

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928158364     PISSN: 19417381     EISSN: 19410921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941738115579030     Document Type: Article

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