Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S21-S34 , September 2010

Anatomic Double-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

  • Kazunori Yasuda, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Kazunori Yasuda, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Sports Medicine & Joint Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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  • Yoshie Tanabe, Ph.D., R.P.T.
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  • Eiji Kondo, M.D., Ph.D.
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  • Nobuto Kitamura, M.D., Ph.D.
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  • Harukazu Tohyama, M.D., Ph.D.

Received 16 February 2010 ,Accepted 18 March 2010.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(10)00258-6

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.03.014

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9, Supplement , Pages S21-S34 , September 2010

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