The attachments of the anteromedial and posterolateral fibre bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament : PPPart 2: Femoral attachment

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-36

  Edwards, Andrew ^a   Bull, Anthony M J ^a   Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL; Attachments; Fibre bundles; Knee

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSECTION; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; METHODOLOGY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSECTION; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT;

EID: 38149032468     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0410-0     Document Type: Article

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