Arthroscopic Identification of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Posterolateral Bundle: The Figure-of-Four Position

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1128.e1-1128.e3

  Sonnery Cottet, Bertrand ^a   Chambat, Pierre ^a  

^a Centre Orthopedique Santy   (France)

Author keywords

Anatomic reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Anteromedial bundle; Figure of 4 position; Posterolateral bundle

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34748911206     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.11.028     Document Type: Article

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