Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S41-S48 , September 2010

Comparing Stability of Different Single- and Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Techniques: A Cadaveric Study Using Navigation

Received 24 January 2009 ,Accepted 27 January 2010.

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 Supported by the Arthroscopy Association of North America. The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(10)00139-8

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.01.028

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S41-S48 , September 2010

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