Simultaneous bilateral anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in a cheerleader

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1-4

  Tifford, Craig D ^a   Jackson, Douglas W ^a,b  

^a Southern California Center for Sports Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Bilateral; Intercondylar; Notch; Simultaneous

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949096778     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2001.22409     Document Type: Article

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