Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 777-782 , July 2009

Double-Bundle Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Non-Hardware Suspension Fixation Technique and 8 Strands of Autogenous Hamstring Tendons

  • Baicheng Chen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Baicheng Chen, M.D., Department of Joint Surgery, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 139 Zhiqiang Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province 050051, China
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  • Shijun Gao, M.D.

Received 21 June 2008 ,Accepted 19 January 2009.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00077-2

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.01.017

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 777-782 , July 2009

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