The Reproducibility of Radiographic Measurement of Lateral Meniscus Horn Position

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1079-1086

  Wilmes, Philippe ^a   Pape, Dietrich ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^a   Seil, Romain ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Centre Hospitalier   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Bony landmarks; Lateral meniscus; Meniscus insertion anatomy; Meniscus transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIBIA;

EID: 34748816214     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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