The relationship between the intercondylar roof and the tibial plateau with the knee in extension: Relevance for tibial tunnel placement in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 625-631

  Buzzi, Roberto ^a   Zaccherotti, Giovanni ^a   Giron, Francesco ^a   Aglietti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Cruciate; Knee; Ligament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIBIA;

EID: 0032887759     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ar.1999.v15.015062     Document Type: Article

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