Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1059-1060 , October 2009

Watch Your Footprint: Anatomic ACL Reconstruction

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doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.08.001

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1059-1060 , October 2009

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