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Original Article

Temporal changes in posterior laxity after isolated posterior cruciate ligament injury
35 patients examined by stress radiography and MRI

Nobuo Adachi Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Shimane Medical University 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken, 693-8501, Japan
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Mitsuo Ochi Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Shimane Medical University 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken, 693-8501, Japan
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Yoshio Sumen Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Shimane Medical University 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken, 693-8501, Japan
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Masataka Deie Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Shimane Medical University 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken, 693-8501, Japan
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Yuji Murakami Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Shimane Medical University 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken, 693-8501, Japan
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Yuji Uchio Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Shimane Medical University 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken, 693-8501, Japan
Pages 683-688 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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