Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1147.e1-1147.e5 , September 2005

Anatomic Posterolateral Corner Knee Reconstruction

  • Robert A. Arciero, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Robert A. Arciero, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics, Medical Arts and Research Building, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, Connecticut 06030, U.S.A

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 Cite this article as: Arciero RA. Anatomic posterolateral corner knee reconstruction. Arthroscopy 2005;21:1147.e1-1147.e5 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.008].

PII: S0749-8063(05)00908-4

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.06.008

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1147.e1-1147.e5 , September 2005

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