Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 733-741 , July 2009

In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurement of Tibiofemoral Relation With Different Knee Flexion Angles After Single- and Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions

Presented as a John Joyce Award finalist at the 2007 Congress of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, May 27-31, 2007, Florence, Italy.

Received 13 July 2008 ,Accepted 9 January 2009.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00069-3

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.01.010

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 733-741 , July 2009

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