The anatomy and reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament

Knee

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-227

  Smirk, Cameron ^a   Morris, Hayden ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Isometricity; Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL); Patellar dislocation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0041668030     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0160(03)00038-3     Document Type: Review

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