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Treatment of the Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament

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  1. Diploma Course in Sports Medicine, The London Hospital Medical College, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, England

    J. B. King (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon) & M. Aitken

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Based on a dissertation for the Diploma Course in Sports Medicine, the London Hospital Medical College. J.B. King is the Director of the Diploma course.

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King, J.B., Aitken, M. Treatment of the Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Sports Medicine 5, 203–208 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-198805040-00001

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