Incidence of the Anterior Meniscofemoral Ligament: An Arthroscopic Study in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Knees

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-277

  Ranalletta, Maximiliano ^a   Rossi, Walter ^a   Paterno, Martín ^a   Brigatti, Néstor Abel ^a   Ranalletta, Aleandro ^a  

^a Medicina del Deporte SA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Knee; Lateral meniscus; Ligament; Meniscofemoral

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR MENISCOFEMORAL LIGAMENT OF HUMPHRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT DEGENERATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847376809     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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