Combined PCL and PLC reconstruction in chronic posterolateral instability

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1036-1042

  Zorzi, Claudio ^a   Alam, Mahbub ^b,c   Iacono, Venanzio ^a   Madonna, Vincenzo ^a   Rosa, Donato ^d   Maffulli, Nicola ^e  

^a SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi ligament reconstruction; Outcome; Posterior cruciate ligament; Posterolateral corner

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876329339     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1771-y     Document Type: Article

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