Surgical treatment of ACL/PCL/medial-side knee injuries

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 248-256

  Azar, Frederick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined injuries; Cruciate ligaments; Posterior oblique ligament; Surgical technique; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0142105981     PISSN: 10601872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1060-1872(03)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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