Bone tunnel enlargement on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Acta Ortopedica Brasileira

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 240-244

  Leonardi, Adriano Barros de Aguiar ^a   Duarte Junior, Aires ^a   Severino, Nilson Roberto ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament surgery; Femur; Muscles; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Tendons; Tibia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907808585     PISSN: 14137852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1413-78522014220500338     Document Type: Article

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