Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 243-250 , October 2009

Medial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2009.09.001

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 243-250 , October 2009

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