The Knee
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 87-93 , March 2007

Neoligamentization process of BTPB used for ACL graft: Histological evaluation from 6 months to 10 years

  • S. Zaffagnini

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    • Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Biomechanics LaboratoryRizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, V. Di Barbiano 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy. Tel.: +39 51 63 66 520; fax: +39 51 58 37 89.
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  • V. De Pasquale

      Affiliations

    • Istituto Anatomia Umana, Bologna, Italy
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  • L. Marchesini Reggiani

      Affiliations

    • Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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  • A. Russo

      Affiliations

    • Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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  • P. Agati

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Università di Bologna, Italy
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  • B. Bacchelli

      Affiliations

    • Istituto Anatomia Umana, Bologna, Italy
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  • M. Marcacci

      Affiliations

    • Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

Received 25 June 2006 ,Revised 17 November 2006 ,Accepted 20 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2006.11.006

The Knee
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