Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 158-165 , July 2008

Precision of Tunnel Execution in Navigated Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

  • Jason L. Koh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jason L. Koh, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676N Saint Clair, 13th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611
    • ,
  • Dukhwan Ko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2008.12.009

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 158-165 , July 2008

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