The effect of anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and reconstruction on the patellofemoral joint

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1150-1159

  Van De Velde, Samuel K ^a   Gill, Thomas J ^a   DeFrate, Louis E ^a,b   Papannagari, Ramprasad ^a   Li, Guoan ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction; Knee kinematics; Patellar tracking; Patellofemoral joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; TILTING; VALGUS KNEE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATELLA; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RUPTURE;

EID: 44049108065     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508314404     Document Type: Article

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