The role of the medial collateral ligament and posteromedial capsule in controlling knee laxity

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1815-1823

  Robinson, James R ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^a   Thomas, Rhidian R De W ^a   Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Joint laxity; Knee stability; Medial collateral ligament (MCL); Posteromedial capsule (PMC)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION;

EID: 33750946225     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506289433     Document Type: Article

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