Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 558.e1-558.e4 , May 2007

A New Harvest Site for Bone Graft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Surgery

  • Francesco Franceschi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, Campus Biomedico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Francesco Franceschi, M.D., Orthopaedic Department, Campus Biomedico, University of Rome, Via Longoni 83, 00155 Rome, Italy.
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  • Rocco Papalia, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, Campus Biomedico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Alberto Di Martino, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, Campus Biomedico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Giacomo Rizzello, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, Campus Biomedico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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  • Robert Allaire, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
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  • Vincenzo Denaro, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Department, Campus Biomedico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.Cite this article as: Franceschi F, Papalia R, Di Martino A, Rizzello G, Allaire R, Denaro V. A new harvest site for bone graft in anterior cruciate ligament revision surgery. Arthroscopy 2007;23:558.e1-558.e4 [doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2006.07.054].

PII: S0749-8063(06)00990-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.07.054

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 558.e1-558.e4 , May 2007

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