Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 284-290 , March 2007

The Attachments of the Fiber Bundles of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament: An Anatomic Study

  • Andrew Edwards, F.R.C.S.(Tr. & Orth.)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, England
    • ,
  • Anthony M.J. Bull, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, England
    • ,
  • Andrew A. Amis, D.Sc.(Eng.)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, England
    • Department of Musculoskeletal Surgery, Imperial College London, London, England.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Andrew A. Amis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, England.

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 A.E. was supported by the London Deanery of the Postgraduate Medical Board, and A.M.J.B. was supported by an Arthritis Research Campaign lectureship, Chesterfield, England. The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(06)01370-3

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.11.005

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 284-290 , March 2007

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