Anomalous insertion of the medial meniscus into the anterior cruciate ligament: The MR appearance

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 961, 2008, Pages 20-24

  Cha, Jang Gyu ^a   Min, K D ^a   Han, J K ^a   Hong, H S ^a   Park, S J ^a   Park, J S ^a   Paik, S H ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOMALOUS INSERTION OF THE MEDIAL MENISCUS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ARTHROSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; INJURY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38449106460     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/66470309     Document Type: Article

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