MR evaluation of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with quadriceps tendon. Preliminary experience;Valutazione con RM delle ricostruzioni del legamento crociato anteriore con tendine quadricipitale: Esperienza preliminare

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 242-252

  Bellelli, Alberto ^a,e   Adriani, Ezio ^a   Pederzini, Luigi ^b   Burani, Aldo ^c   Gallo, Ennio ^c   Avitto, Alessandra ^d   David, Vincenzo ^d  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Centro di Chirurgia Artroscopica   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036515746     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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