2ST/2Gr, 4ST, and 3ST/2Gr Techniques: Deciding Which Hamstring Configuration to Use

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Reconstruction and Basic Science Expert Consult

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 115-120

  Prodromos, Chadwick C ^a,b  

^a Illinois Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Centers   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77950041947     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3834-4.10017-4     Document Type: Chapter

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