The meniscofemoral ligaments: Secondary restraints to the posterior drawer

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 765-773

  Gupte, Chinmay M ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^a   Thomas, Rhidian D ^a   Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FORCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS; LIGAMENT DISEASE; LIGAMENT INJURY; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0041668191     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.85b5.13771     Document Type: Article

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