Surgical treatment of acute medial collateral ligament and posteromedial corner injuries of the knee

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-83

  Fanelli, Gregory C ^a   Harris, Justin D ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft reconstruction; Medial collateral ligament; Posteromedial capsular shift; Posteromedial corner

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; BRACE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; VALGUS KNEE;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 33748177395     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsa.0000212301.80496.dc     Document Type: Review

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