Techniques in Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: As Simple as ABC, or Putting the Cart Before the Horse?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1089-1091

  Lubowitz, James H ^a   Poehling, Gary G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; EDITORIAL; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949147806     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.07.022     Document Type: Editorial

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