Radiographic Assessment of the Knee after Patellar Tendon Reconstruction for Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-90

  Wang, Ching Jen ^a   Huang, Ting Wen ^a   Jih, Shiang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Degenerative changes; Patellar height; Radiograph; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS;

EID: 1842763580     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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