Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 156-161 , July 2009

Technical Considerations in Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. A Canadian Perspective

  • Peter MacDonald, MD, FRCS(C)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • ,
  • Daniel Whelan, MD, MSc, FRCS(C)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Daniel Whelan, MD, MSc, FRCS(C), Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, 55 Queen Street E, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1R6

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PII: S1060-1872(09)00121-X

doi: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.08.004

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 156-161 , July 2009

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