Patellar tendon autograft versus patellar tendon allograft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 355-365

  Yao, Li Wei ^a   Wang, Qi ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Zhang, Chao ^a   Zhang, Bin ^a   Zhang, Yan Jun ^a   Feng, Shi Qing ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allograft; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Autograft; Bone patellar tendon bone; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALLOGRAFT; ARTHRALGIA; AUTOGRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LYSHOLM SCORE; META ANALYSIS; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PROCEDURES; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLOGRAFTS; ARTHRALGIA; AUTOGRAFTS; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFTING; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LYSHOLM KNEE SCORE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928169770     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-014-1481-5     Document Type: Article

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