Sonography of injury of the posterior cruciate ligament of the knee

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 149-154

  Miller, Theodore T ^a,b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b North Shore Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Knee; Ligaments; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PAIN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SYMPTOM; TRANSDUCER; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT;

EID: 0036934766     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-001-0454-z     Document Type: Article

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