The Prone Kneeling View of the Intercondylar Notch for Radiographic Assessment of the Femoral Tunnel Position in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-471

  Yoo, Jae Ho ^a   Yi, Seung Rim ^a   Son, Bo Kyeong ^a  

^a National Police Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Femoral tunnel; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 41049108232     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.09.017     Document Type: Article

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