Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. An in vitro study of femoral and tibial graft placement

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 437-445

  Galloway, Marc T ^a   Grood, Edward S ^a,b   Mehalik, John N ^b   Levy, Martin ^a   Saddler, Stephen C ^a   Noyes, Frank R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029818172     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659602400406     Document Type: Article

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