Anterior cruciate ligament tears: MR imaging-based diagnosis in a pediatric population

Radiology

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 697-704

  Lee, Kwanseop ^a   Siegel, Marilyn J ^b   Lau, Debra M ^c   Hildebolt, Charles F ^b   Matava, Matthew J ^d  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Knee, injuries; Knee, ligaments, menisci, and cartilage; Knee, MR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETON;

EID: 0032727186     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.3.r99dc26697     Document Type: Article

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