The posterolateral corner of the knee: Repair versus reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 881-888

  Stannard, James P ^a,b   Brown, Stephen L ^a   Farris, Rory C ^a   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a   Volgas, David A ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee dislocation; Posterolateral corner (PLC); Reconstruction; Repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALABAMA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 19044374800     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504271208     Document Type: Article

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