Resident's Ridge: Assessing the Cortical Thickness of the Lateral Wall and Roof of the Intercondylar Notch

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 931-935

  Hutchinson, Mark R ^a   Ash, Stephen A ^a  

^a M/C 844 ^*

Author keywords

Anatomic landmarks; Anterior cruciate ligament; Resident's ridge

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORTICAL BONE; EVALUATION; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCONDYLAR NOTCH; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NOTCHPLASTY; RESIDENT RIDGE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0344877228     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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