Anatomical study of the femoral and tibial insertions of the anterolateral and posteromedial bundles of human posterior cruciate ligament

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1055-1059

  Takahashi, Masaaki ^a   Matsubara, Takamasa ^a   Doi, Mitsuhito ^a   Suzuki, Daisuke ^a   Nagano, Akira ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anterolateral bundle; Posterior cruciate ligament; Posteromedial bundle; Wrisberg ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TIBIA;

CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TIBIA;

EID: 33750682347     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-006-0192-9     Document Type: Article

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