Biomechanical testing of implant free wedge shaped bone block fixation for bone patellar tendon bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a bovine model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The use of an interference fit wedged bone plug to provide fixation in the tibial tunnel when using bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction offers many theoretic advantages including the pote...

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Main Authors: Willis-Owen Charles A, Hearn Trevor C, Keene Gregory C, Costi John J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/5/1/66