Patellofemoral Evaluation With Radiographs and Computed Tomography Scans in 60 Knees of Asymptomatic Subjects

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 170-177

  Alemparte, José ^a   Ekdahl, Max ^a   Burnier, Loreto ^b   Hernández, Rodrigo ^a   Cardemil, Ana ^a   Cielo, Raúl ^a   Danilla, Stefan ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DIPRECA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alignment; Computed tomography scan; Patella; Patellofemoral; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POLICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TIBIA TUBEROSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846578206     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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