The Posterolateral Corner of the Knee

Journal of Knee Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-54

  Alpert, Joshua M ^a   Pearce McCarty, L ^b   Bach, Bernard R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Orthopedic Surg Sports and Orthopedic Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISSECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE;

DISSECTION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT;

EID: 41949083902     PISSN: 15388506     EISSN: 19382480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1247792     Document Type: Article

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