Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2005

Principles of fluoroscopic-based navigation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

  • Sven Shafizadeh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witten/Herdecke, Hospital Cologne-Merheim, Köln, Germany.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Sven Shafizadeh, MD, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witten/Herdecke, Hospital Cologne-Merheim, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109 Köln, Germany.
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  • Hans-Jörg Huber, Dipl-Ing

      Affiliations

    • BrainLAB AG, Heimstetten, Germany.
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  • Stefan Grote, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witten/Herdecke, Hospital Cologne-Merheim, Köln, Germany.
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  • Jürger Hoeher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedics and Sport Traumatology at Klinik am Ring, Köln, Germany.
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  • Thomas Paffrath, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witten/Herdecke, Hospital Cologne-Merheim, Köln, Germany.
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  • Thomas Tiling, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witten/Herdecke, Hospital Cologne-Merheim, Köln, Germany.
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  • Bertil Bouillon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Witten/Herdecke, Hospital Cologne-Merheim, Köln, Germany.

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PII: S1048-6666(04)00091-6

doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2004.11.004

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2005

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