Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 449-452 , September 2006

Mucoid Degeneration of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

  • Chin-Jung Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shou-Chi Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yi-Chin Fong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chun-Yin Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • I-Ping Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Horng-Chaung Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Horng-Chaung Hsu, Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 8 November 2005 ,Accepted 15 June 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70290-4

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70290-4

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 449-452 , September 2006

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