Posterolateral instability of the knee: Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic instability

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-288

  Ferrari, James D ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard R ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee injuries; Knee ligaments; Posterolateral knee instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011130581     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-199910000-00006     Document Type: Article

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