Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 1203-1211 , September 2010

Intraoperative Comparison of Knee Laxity Between Anterior Cruciate Ligament–Reconstructed Knee and Contralateral Stable Knee Using Navigation System

Received 21 March 2009 ,Accepted 5 January 2010.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

 

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PII: S0749-8063(10)00038-1

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.01.002

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 1203-1211 , September 2010

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