Radiographic landmarks for femoral tunnel placement in medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 801-804

  Schöttle, Philip B ^a   Schmeling, Arno ^a   Rosenstiel, Nikolaus ^a   Weiler, Andreas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL); Patellar instability; Radiographic landmarks; Tunnel placement

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE; LABORATORY TEST; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34250375255     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546506296415     Document Type: Article

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