Ligamentous restraints to anterior-posterior drawer in the human knee. A biomechanical study.

J Bone Joint Surg Am · 1980 · Classic · cited 1,265 times

David L. Butler, F R Noyes, Edward S. Grood

General Orthopaedics Sports Medicine

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONThis classic 1980 biomechanical study examines which knee ligaments restrain anterior-posterior drawer motion.

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