The Economics of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Reconstruction and Basic Science Expert Consult

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 79-83

  Prodromos, Chadwick C ^a,b   Rogowski, Julie ^a   Joyce, Brian T ^a  

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

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84930148760     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3834-4.10009-5     Document Type: Chapter

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