Locating femoral graft placement from lateral radiographs in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A comparison of 3 methods of measuring radiographic images

Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 499-504

  Klos, Tiburtius V S ^a   Harman, Melinda K ^b   Habets, Raymond J E ^a   Devilee, Roger J J ^a   Banks, Scott A ^b  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Good Samaritan Medical Center West Palm Beach   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Femoral tunnel; Fluoroscopy; Graft placement; Radiographic measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034235853     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2000.4634     Document Type: Article

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