The Posterolateral Attachments of the Knee. A Qualitative and Quantitative Morphologic Analysis of the Fibular Collateral Ligament, Popliteus Tendon, Popliteofibular Ligament, and Lateral Gastrocnemius Tendon

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 854-860

  LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Ly, Thuan V ^a   Wentorf, Fred A ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISSECTION; FEMUR; FIBULA; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TENDON;

EID: 0344064856     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310062101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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