Arthroscopic posteromedial capsular release for knee flexion contractures

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-475

  LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Pedtke, Andrew C ^a   Roethle, Scott T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrofibrosis; Arthroscopic posteromedial capsular release; Flexion contracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 43049162144     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0496-z     Document Type: Article

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