Proximity of the posterior cruciate ligament insertion to the popliteal artery as a function of the knee flexion angle: Implications for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 796-804

  Matava, Matthew J ^a   Sethi, Navin S ^a   Totty, William G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurovascular complication; Posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PREPARATION;

EID: 0033763878     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2000.18243     Document Type: Article

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