The incidence and cross-sectional area of the meniscofemoral ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1345-1350

  Nagasaki, Shinya ^a,b   Ohkoshi, Yasumitsu ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuki ^a   Ebata, Wataru ^a   Imabuchi, Ryuusei ^a   Nishiike, Jun ^a  

^a HAKODATE CENTRAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross sectional area; Humphry ligament; Meniscofemoral ligament (MFL); Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); Wrisberg ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; MENISCOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33745908843     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506287825     Document Type: Article

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