Radiological method for preoperative determination of isometric attachment points of an anterior cruciate ligament graft

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-83

  Collette, M ^a   Mertens, H ^a   Peters, M ^b   Chaput, A ^c  

^a Institut Medical Edith Cavell   (Belgium)

^b Clinique Europe St Michel ^*  (Belgium)

^c Clinique Europe St Michel   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Graft placement; Isometry

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION;

EID: 0030346297     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01477257     Document Type: Article

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