The favourable anisometry: An original concept for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

Knee

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 424-428

  Thaunat, Mathieu ^a   Erasmus, Pieter J ^a  

^a Knee Clinic   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Extension; Graft tensioning; Isometry; MPFL reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BONE HOOK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KUJALA SCORE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATELLA; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON; TENSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE ANCHORS; TENDONS;

EID: 36348940042     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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