Posterolateral corner injuries of the knee: Anatomy, diagnosis, and treatment

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 213-220

  Cooper, Jonathan M ^a   McAndrews, Peter T ^a   LaPrade, Robert F ^b  

^a TRIA Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibular collateral ligament; Lateral knee injuries; Popliteofibular ligament; Posterolateral corner; Reconstruction; Repair

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; NEUROLYSIS; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES;

EID: 33751052832     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsa.0000212324.46430.60     Document Type: Review

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