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Arthroscopically Assisted ACL Reconstruction Using Autologous Quadriceps Tendon

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The Knee and the Cruciate Ligaments

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In this study we present an arthroscopically assisted technique for replacing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) with autologous tissue from the quadriceps tendon.

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  1. Department for Orthopedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    R. P. Jakob

  2. Orthopedics/Traumatology, Tiefenau Hospital of the City of Bern, Tiefenaustrasse 112, 3004, Bern, Switzerland

    H.-U. Stäubli

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Stäubli, HU. (1992). Arthroscopically Assisted ACL Reconstruction Using Autologous Quadriceps Tendon. In: Jakob, R.P., Stäubli, HU. (eds) The Knee and the Cruciate Ligaments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84463-8_51

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