Transtibial versus low anteromedial portal drilling for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A radiographic study of femoral tunnel position

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 846-850

  Pascual Garrido, Cecilia ^a   Swanson, Britta L ^b   Swanson, Kyle E ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Barton Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship   (United States)

^c Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Low anteromedial; Transtibial; Tunnel position

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875378872     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-1988-4     Document Type: Article

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