In vivo knee laxity in flexion and extension: A radiographic study in 30 older healthy subjects

Knee

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-49

  Heesterbeek, P J C ^a   Verdonschot, N ^b   Wymenga, A B ^a  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collateral ligaments; Normal knees; Radiographs; Valgus laxity; Varus laxity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 37349028311     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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