Accuracy of stress radiography techniques in grading isolated and combined posterior knee injuries: A cadaveric study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2051-2056

  Garavaglia, Guido ^a,b   Lubbeke, Anne ^a   Dubois Ferrière, Victor ^a   Suva, Domizio ^a   Fritschy, Daniel ^a   Menetrey, Jacques ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b HUG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cadaveric study; Complex knee injuries; Posterior cruciate ligament; Stress radiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GRAVITY SAG VIEW; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PCL PRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY; TELOS 30 FLEXION; TELOS 80 FLEXION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ROC CURVE;

EID: 36249028156     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507306466     Document Type: Article

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