Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 148-155 , July 2009

Anatomic PCL Reconstruction: The Double Bundle Inlay Technique

  • James P. Stannard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to James P. Stannard, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, MC213, DC053.00, Columbia, MO 65212
    • ,
  • Richard M. McKean, BS

      Affiliations

    • The University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL

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PII: S1060-1872(09)00115-4

doi: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.06.005

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 148-155 , July 2009

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