The Anteromedial Portal for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1062-1064

  van Eck, Carola F ^a   Morse, Kenneth R ^a   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; LETTER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

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

EID: 70349422203     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.06.016     Document Type: Letter

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