Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 10 , Pages 1273.e1-1273.e8 , October 2005

Single Femoral Socket Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Tibialis Anterior Tendon: Description of a New Technique

  • David N.M. Caborn, M.D.
    • ,
  • Haw Chong Chang (FRCSEd(Orth))

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Haw Chong Chang, FRCSEd(Orth), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei St 3, Singapore 529889, Singapore.

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 Cite this article as: Caborn DNM, Chang HC. Single femoral socket double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using tibialis anterior tendon: Description of a new technique. Arthroscopy 2005;21:1275.e1-1275.e8 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.07.015].

PII: S0749-8063(05)01103-5

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.07.015

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 10 , Pages 1273.e1-1273.e8 , October 2005

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