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ACL rupture in children: Anatomical and biological bases, outcome of ACL deficient knee in childhood: Strategy, operative technique, results, and complications

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During the last 20 years, huge progress has been made in knee ligament surgery in adults; more than 7700 publications concern the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on Pubmed. Paradoxally, few interests were given to the traumatic ligament knee in children.

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Chotel, F., Henry, J., Bérard, J. (2012). ACL rupture in children: Anatomical and biological bases, outcome of ACL deficient knee in childhood: Strategy, operative technique, results, and complications. In: The Knee Joint. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-99353-4_25

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