Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear.

From Vanderbilt Sports Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (K.P.S.); and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes–Jewish Hospital, St. Louis (R.W.W.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Spindler at Vanderbilt Sports Medicine, 4200 Medical Center E., South Tower, 1215 21st Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37232-8774, or at kurt.spindler@ vanderbilt.edu.

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