Effect of tibial positioning on the diagnosis of posterolateral rotatory instability in the posterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 481-485

  Strauss, Eric J ^a   Ishak, Charbel ^a   Inzerillo, Christopher ^a   Walsh, Michael ^a   Yildirim, Gokce ^a   Walker, Peter ^a   Jazrawi, Laith ^a   Rosen, Jeffrey ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; ROTATION; SUBLUXATION; TIBIA; TORQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTURE; PROBABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIA;

EID: 34547654519     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.030767     Document Type: Article

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