Femoral fixation sites for optimum isometry of posterolateral reconstruction

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2359-2368

  Sigward, Susan M ^a   Markolf, Keith L ^a   Graves, Benjamin R ^a   Chacko, Jacob M ^a   Jackson, Steven R ^a   McAllister, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOMETRICS; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TIBIA;

EID: 36049048954     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01132     Document Type: Article

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