Correlation of intercondylar notch cross sections to the ACL size: A high resolution MR tomographic in vivo analysis

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-260

  Dienst, Michael ^a   Schneider, Guenther ^a   Altmeyer, Katrin ^a   Voelkering, Kristina ^a   Georg, Thomas ^a   Kramann, Bernhard ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACL; Intercondylar fossa; Knee; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUNTEER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 34247855937     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-006-0177-7     Document Type: Article

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