The external rotation recurvatum test revisited: Reevaluation of the sagittal plane tibiofemoral relationship

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 709-712

  LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Ly, Thuan V ^a   Griffith, Chad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; External rotation recurvatum; Posterolateral knee; Tibiofemoral subluxation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MOVEMENT; ROTATION; TIBIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149164808     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507311096     Document Type: Article

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