Letter to the Editor

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 678-679

  Noyes, Frank R ^a   Barber Westin, Sue D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY; AUTOGRAFT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BONE GRAFT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALING; HUMAN; KNEE; LETTER; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; ADULT; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FEMUR; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746899039     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506287366     Document Type: Letter

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