Patellofemoral contact area and pressure after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 747-752

  Melegari, Todd M ^a   Parks, Brent G ^a   Matthews, Leslie S ^a,b  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Union Memorial Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaveric; Femur; Knee; Medial patellofemoral ligament; Patella; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 41149145720     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508314410     Document Type: Article

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