Excursion of bone-patella tendon-bone grafts during the flexion-extension movement in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Comparison between isometric and anatomic reconstruction techniques

• Main Authors: Yasuhiro Take (Author), Tatsuo Mae (Author), Ken Nakata (Author), Shigeto Nakagawa (Author), Yuta Tachibana (Author), Konsei Shino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/objective: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the biomechanical differences between anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts reconstructed by isometric and anatomic reconstruction techniques, based on their length changes. Methods: One hundred and thirty-three knees with primary AC...