MRI of anterior cruciate ligament injuries and associated findings in the pediatric knee: Changes with skeletal maturation

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 756-762

  Prince, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Laor, Tal ^a   Bean, Judy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE MATURATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIBIA FRACTURE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27744536656     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.185.3.01850756     Document Type: Article

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