Double-bundle reconstruction results in superior clinical outcome than single-bundle reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1085-1096

  Zhu, Ying ^a   Tang, Ren kuan ^a   Zhao, Peng ^a   Zhu, Shi sheng ^a   Li, Yong guo ^a   Li, Jian bo ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Double bundle; Meta analysis; Reconstruction; Single bundle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876303252     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2073-8     Document Type: Review

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