Correlation of the intercondylar notch width of the femur to the width of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 209-214

  Davis, Thorp J ^a   Shelbourne, K Donald ^a,b   Klootwyk, Thomas E ^a  

^a METHODIST SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Intercondylar notch width; Posterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT;

EID: 0032619966     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050150     Document Type: Article

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