Use of arthrometers to assess knee laxity and outcomes

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-200

  Cannon, W Dilworth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrometer; Knee laxity tester; KT 1000; Manual maximum test; Stryker device

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0036034418     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200210030-00004     Document Type: Article

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