Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1275-1280 , November 2009

Bone Tunnel Widening After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using EndoButton or EndoButton Continuous Loop

  • Martin Lind, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sports Trauma Division, Department of Orthopedics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Martin Lind, M.D., Ph.D., Sports Trauma Division, Department of Orthopedics, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage Hansensgade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
    • ,
  • Julian Feller, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Kate E. Webster, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Received 27 November 2008 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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 Supported by the Nordic Orthopaedic Association. The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00514-3

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.06.003

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1275-1280 , November 2009

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