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Tibial plateau fracture after single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using post-tie washer-screw fixation

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Yoon, JR., Jeong, HI., Wang, J.H. et al. Tibial plateau fracture after single bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using post-tie washer-screw fixation. J Orthop Sci 20, 205–208 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-013-0431-0

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