Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S13-S20 , September 2010

Direct Anterior Cruciate Ligament Insertion to the Femur Assessed by Histology and 3-Dimensional Volume-Rendered Computed Tomography

  • Takehiko Iwahashi, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Takehiko Iwahashi, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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  • Konsei Shino, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
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  • Ken Nakata, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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  • Hidenori Otsubo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Tomoyuki Suzuki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Amano, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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  • Norimasa Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Received 19 November 2008 ,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(10)00094-0

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.01.023

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S13-S20 , September 2010

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