Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 11-17 , March 2010

Deltoid Ligament Injuries in Athletes: Techniques of Repair and Reconstruction

  • Timothy C. Beals, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deparment of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Timothy C. Beals, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, University Orthopaedic Center, University of Utah, 590 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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  • Julia Crim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Florian Nickisch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Deparment of Orthopaedics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

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PII: S1060-1872(09)00123-3

doi: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.10.001

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 11-17 , March 2010

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