The medial patellofemoral ligament

Orthopedics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-338

  Dopirak, Ryan M ^a   Steensen, Robert N ^b   Maurus, Peter B ^c  

^a Lakeshore Orthopedics   (United States)

^b MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPREHENSION; FEMUR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PATELLA; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT;

HUMANS; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 44349110720     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20080401-07     Document Type: Review

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