Variation in anterior cruciate ligament scar pattern: Does the scar pattern affect anterior laxity in anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knees?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-24

  Crain, Evan H ^a   Fithian, Donald C ^b,c   Paxton, Elizabeth W ^b   Luetzow, William F ^b  

^a First State Orthopaedics   (United States)

^b Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

^c CA 92020 USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthrometry; Arthroscopy; Injury; Laxity; Partial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT; MALE; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SCAR FORMATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE;

EID: 11844258294     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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