The tibial attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament in children and adolescents: Analysis of magnetic resonance imaging

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 102-108

  Shea, Kevin G ^a,b   Apel, Peter J ^a   Pfeiffer, Ronald P ^b   Showalter, Larry D ^a   Traughber, Paul D ^c  

^a Intermountain Orthopaedics   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pathology Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee injury; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TIBIA;

EID: 0036512258     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-001-0274-7     Document Type: Article

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