Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 10 , Pages 1100-1106 , October 2006

Changes in Knee Laxity and Ligament Force After Sectioning the Posteromedial Bundle of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament

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 Supported by a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR048536). Graft tissues used in this study were provided by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(06)00742-0

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.05.018

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 10 , Pages 1100-1106 , October 2006

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