Positioning of the femoral tunnel for arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: comparative study of 2 techniques Posicionamento do túnel femoral na reconstrução artroscópica do LCA: estudo comparativo de duas técnicas

OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of positioning of the femoral tunnel in reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament by means of 2 techniques: tibial tunnel and anteromedial portal. METHOD: Femoral tunnels were drilled in 20 knees from human cadavers by means of arthroscopy. Group I had the femo...

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Main Authors: Roberto Freire da Mota Albuquerque, Marco Martins Amatuzzi, Alexandre Pagotto Pacheco, Fabio Janson Angelini, Osmar Campos Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2007-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322007000500013