Partial and complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament: Direct and indirect MR signs

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 511-516

  Chen, W T ^a   Shih, Tiffany T F ^a   Tu, H Y ^a   Chen, R C ^a   Shau, W Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knee; Ligaments; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036718320     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430512.x     Document Type: Article

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