The insertion geometry of the posterolateral corner of the knee

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1364-1368

  Brinkman, J M ^a   Schwering, P J A ^b   Blankevoort, L ^c   Koolos, J G ^d   Luites, J ^a   Wymenga, A B ^a  

^a St Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FIBULA; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE SURGERY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON;

AGED; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; DISSECTION; FEMUR; FIBULA; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MIDDLE AGED; TENDONS;

EID: 27244449602     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B10.16536     Document Type: Article

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