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LITERATURE

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return to sport in high competitive and elite athletes: A

comparative study of double-bundle hamstring and

hamstring/LARS hybrid anterior cruciate reconstruction.

Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific

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use of the LARS artificial ligament to augment a short or

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augmentation and reconstruction system: a systematic

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cruciate ligament reconstruction with LARS artificial

ligament results at a mean follow-up of eight years.

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TM,

THURMAIER

TIEFENBOECKMM,

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after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the

LARS system at a minimum follow-up of 10 years.

Knee

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Where is the Common Sense?

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1849-50.