Posterolateral complex knee injuries: Magnetic resonance imaging with surgical correlation

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-305

  Theodorou, D J ^a   Theodorou, S J ^a   Fithian, D C ^a   Paxton, L ^a   Garelick, D H ^a   Resnick, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Correlative study; Knee, anatomy; Knee, injuries; Knee, ligaments; Knee, MR; Knee, posterolateral corner; Knee, surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DISEASES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; SURGERY; TUMORS; VISUALIZATION;

CORRELATIVE STUDY; KNEE, ANATOMY; KNEE, INJURIES; KNEE, LIGAMENTS; KNEE, MR; KNEE, POSTEROLATERAL ASPECT; KNEE, SURGERY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 22844449994     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850510021067     Document Type: Article

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