Double tunnel technique for reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 110-117

  Clancy Jr , William G ^a   Bisson, Leslie J ^b  

^a AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Double tunnel technique; PCL; Posterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001474511     PISSN: 10601872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1060-1872(99)80006-9     Document Type: Article

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