The posterolateral corner of the knee

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 449-458

  Vinson, Emily N ^a   Major, Nancy M ^a   Helms, Clyde A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee instability; MRI; Musculoskeletal imaging; Sports medicine; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38849190130     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2051     Document Type: Review

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