Effects of additional gracilis tendon harvest on muscle torque, motor coordination, and knee laxity in ACL reconstruction

Yosmaoglu, Hayri; Baltaci, Gul; ÖZER, HAMZA; Atay, Ahmet

doi:10.1007/s00167-011-1412-5

Effects of additional gracilis tendon harvest on muscle torque, motor coordination, and knee laxity in ACL reconstruction

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Yosmaoglu H. B., Baltaci G., ÖZER H., Atay A.

KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, vol.19, no.8, pp.1287-1292, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 19 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00167-011-1412-5
Journal Name: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1287-1292
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To evaluate muscle torque, lower extremity coordination, and knee laxity after ACL reconstruction comparing patients operated on with semitendinosus graft (ST) and patients with combined semitendinosus and gracilis (STGR) grafts.