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ACL Fibers Inserting on the Lateral Intercondylar Ridge Carry the Greatest Loads - Are Modern Anatomic Femoral Tunnel Positions Too Low?

OBJECTIVES: Histological studies have shown that the ACL has a direct and indirect insertion on the femur [1]. The direct insertion is located along the lateral intercondylar ridge and the indirect insertion is located ‘lower’ on the lateral wall of the notch. The trend towards anatomic ACL reconstr...

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Autores principales: Nawabi, Danyal H., Imhauser, Carl, Tucker, Scott, Nguyen, Joseph, Wickiewicz, Thomas L., Pearle, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4597552/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967114S00086