3-T MR imaging of partial ACL tears: A cadaver study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1066-1071

  Steckel, Hanno ^a,b   Vadala, Gianluca ^a,c   Davis, Denise ^a   Musahl, Volker ^a   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anteromedial bundle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterolateral bundle; Rupture patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; RUPTURE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RUPTURE;

EID: 34548440719     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0337-5     Document Type: Article

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