Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1146.e1-1146.e3 , September 2005

Fixation With Anchors for Posterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion by Arthroscopy: A New Technique

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 Cite this article as: Camara-Arrigunaga F, Camposeco-Longo P, Nieves-Silva J, D’Apuzzo M. Fixation with anchors for posterior cruciate ligament avulsion by arthroscopy: A new technique. Arthroscopy 2005;21:1146.e1-1146.e3 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2005.08.001].

PII: S0749-8063(05)01110-2

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.08.001

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 1146.e1-1146.e3 , September 2005

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