Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 800-805 , July 2009

Posterolateral Sling Reconstruction of the Popliteus Tendon: An All-Arthroscopic Technique

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00011-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.12.019

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 800-805 , July 2009

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