Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 696-702 , June 2005

Thirty-five Years of Follow-up of Anterior Cruciate Ligament—Deficient Knees in High-Level Athletes

  • Wolfgang Nebelung, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology and Arthroscopic Surgery, Marienkrankenhaus Duesseldorf-Kaiserswerth, Duesseldorf
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Wolfgang Nebelung, M.D., Marienkrankenhaus Duesseldorf-Kaiserswerth, Department of Rheumatology and Arthroscopic Surgery, An St. Swidbert 17, D- 40489 Duesseldorf, Germany.
    • ,
  • Heinz Wuschech, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Tagesklinik Esplanade 15, Berlin, Germany.

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PII: S0749-8063(05)00318-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.03.010

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 696-702 , June 2005

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