Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 20-28 , January 2005

Anatomy of the anterior cruciate ligament

  • Thore Zantop, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, Westfalian Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany.
    • ,
  • Wolf Petersen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, Westfalian Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany.
    • ,
  • Freddie H. Fu, MD, DSc (Hon), DPs (Hon)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Freddie H. Fu, MD, DSc (Hon), DPs (Hon), Chairman and David Silver Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Kaufmann Building, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1011, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2004.11.011

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 20-28 , January 2005

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