Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 207-215 , March 2005

A biomechanical comparison of four reconstruction techniques for the medial collateral ligament-deficient elbow

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 Funding support was provided by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.

PII: S1058-2746(04)00189-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.06.006

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 207-215 , March 2005

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