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Review

Bicruciate Total Knee Replacement

James W. Pritchett  1
Charles Rivière  1 , Pascal-André Vendittoli  2
, editors.
In: Personalized Hip and Knee Joint Replacement [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2020. Chapter 23.
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Bicruciate Total Knee Replacement

James W. Pritchett.
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Bicruciate knee replacement is an attractive concept because it preserves rather than removes the anterior cruciate ligament and the tibial eminence. Bicruciate knee replacement is not a new procedure, but there are new bicruciate knee implant designs available. There are five key points to consider before deciding to perform a bicruciate total knee replacement:

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