Removal or retention - Will we ever know? The posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 754-756

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ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; EDITORIAL; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33644861935     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670510045336     Document Type: Editorial

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