EFFECT OF THE ANGLE OF THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL TUNNELS IN THE CORONAL PLANE AND INCREMENTAL EXCISION OF THE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT ON TENSION OF AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT GRAFT

Simmons, Richard; M. Howell, Stephen; L. Hull, Maury

doi:10.2106/00004623-200306000-00006

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EFFECT OF THE ANGLE OF THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL TUNNELS IN THE CORONAL PLANE AND INCREMENTAL EXCISION OF THE POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT ON TENSION OF AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT GRAFT

Published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery • Jun 1, 2003

Authors:

Richard Simmons

Stephen M. Howell

Maury L. Hull

Abstract

BACKGROUND: High tension in an anterior cruciate ligament graft adversely affects both the graft and the knee; however, it is unknown why high graft tension in flexion occurs in association with a posterior femoral tunnel. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of the angle of ...

Subject

Coronal plane

Anterior cruciate ligament

Medicine

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