Correlation between anthropometric data and length and thickness of the tendons of the semitendinosus and gracilis muscles used for grafts in reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament

Correlation between anthropometric data and length and thickness of the tendons of the semitendinosus and gracilis muscles used for grafts in reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament

OBJECTIVE: Preoperative estimation of the length and diameter of the semitendinosus (ST) and gracilis (G) tendons can assist surgeons and allow them to have the opportunity to choose alternative grafts. The aim of this study was to investigate whether anthropometric measurements such as height, wei...

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Main Authors: Rafael Noschang Pereira, Francisco Consoli Karam, Roberto Luís Schwanke, Rubens Millman, Zilmar Minetto Foletto, Carla Helena Augustin Schwanke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Ligamento cruzado anterior
Antropometria
Transplante autólogo
Tendões
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000200175&lng=en&tlng=en

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