Anterior-Posterior Instability of the Knee Following ACL Reconstruction with Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Ligament in Comparison with Four-Strand Hamstrings Autograft

Purpose. To evaluate anterior-posterior knee laxity using two different autografts. Material-Methods. 40 patients, (34 males and 6 women), 17–54 years old (mean: 31), were included in the present study. Group A (4SHS = 20) underwent reconstruction using four-strand hamstrings, and group B (BPBT...

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Main Authors: A. G. Angoules, K. Balakatounis, E. C. Boutsikari, D. Mastrokalos, P. J. Papagelopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/572083