Evaluation of posterior cruciate ligament healing: A study using magnetic resonance imaging and stress radiography

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1354-1361

  Mariani, Pier Paolo ^a   Margheritini, Fabrizio ^a   Christel, Pascal ^b   Bellelli, Alberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b Institut de l'appareil locomoteur Nollet   (France)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Injury; Knee; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBLUXATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 28444441913     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.07.028     Document Type: Article

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