Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1067-1074 , October 2009

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With and Without Computer Navigation: A Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation 2 Years After Surgery

Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Washington, DC; April 24-27, 2008.

Received 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 23 May 2009.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00507-6

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.05.016

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1067-1074 , October 2009

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