and Soft Tissue Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on the Tibial Side Biomechanical Comparison of Interference Screws and Combination Screw and Sheath Devices for

http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/41/4/841 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0363546512474968 2013 41: 841 originally published online February 12, 2013 Am J Sports Med Coen A. Wijdicks Cathrine Aga, Matthew T. Rasmussen, Sean D. Smith, Kyle S. Jansson, Robert F. LaPrade, Lars Engebretsen and Soft Tissue Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on the Tibial Side Biomechanical Comparison of Interference Screws and Combination Screw and Sheath Devices for

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