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Flexible Instruments Outperform Rigid Instruments to Place Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Femoral Tunnels Without Hyperflexion

Mark E. Steiner; L. Ryan Smart · 2012 · Arthroscopy

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Abstract (excerpt)

Purpose This study evaluated the ability of flexible instruments compared with rigid instruments to place anatomic femoral tunnels in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions by use of both transtibial drilling and anteromedial drilling…

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Metadata source: Crossref · DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.11.029