Posterior horn lateral meniscal tears simulating meniscofemoral ligament attachment in the setting of ACL tear: MRI findings

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 399-403

  Park, Lawrence S ^a   Jacobson, Jon A ^a   Jamadar, David A ^a   Caoili, Elaine ^a   Kalume Brigido, Monica ^a   Wojtys, Edward ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Knee; Meniscus; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE;

EID: 33947687175     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-006-0257-3     Document Type: Article

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