Isolated posterior cruciate ligament insufficiency induces morphological changes of anterior cruciate ligament collagen fibrils

Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 292-296

  Ochi, M ^a   Murao, T ^a   Sumen, Y ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a   Adachi, N ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACL; Collagen fibril; Knee joint; PCL deficiency

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE AMPUTATION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032958202     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(99)70037-X     Document Type: Article

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