Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 46-50 , January 2007

Combined High Tibial Osteotomy, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, and Cartilage Transplantation in Young Athletes

  • Florian Elser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Florian Elser, MD, Abteilung für Sportorthopädie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675 München, Germany.
    • ,
  • Andreas B. Imhoff, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2006.11.001

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 46-50 , January 2007

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