Arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament repair for acute femoral "peel off" tears

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 431-435

  Ross, Glen ^a,b,d   Driscoll, Jon ^a   McDevitt, Edward ^c   Scheller Jr , Arnold ^a,b  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Pro Sports Orthopedics Inc   (United States)

^c ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Prosports Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral peel off; Posterior cruciate ligament; Repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

EID: 0037383915     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2003.50134     Document Type: Article

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