Positioning of the femoral tunnel for arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: Comparative study of 2 techniques

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 613-618

  Mota Da Albuquerque, Roberto Freire ^a   Amatuzzi, Marco Martins ^a   Pacheco, Alexandre Pagotto ^a   Angelini, Fabio Janson ^a   Campos Jr , Osmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy; Cadaver; Knee injuries; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMUR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS;

EID: 36448990478     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322007000500013     Document Type: Article

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