Histological Evaluation of Tendon-Bone Healing of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Hamstring Graft in a 14-Year-Old Boy

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ACL reconstruction ACL tear ACL healing autograft hamstring microscopic pathology biology of tendon biology of bone

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