Characterization of spontaneous healing of chronic posterior cruciate ligament injury: Analysis of instability and magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1336-1340

  Jung, Young Bok ^a   Jung, Ho Joong ^a   Jae, Jun Yang ^a   Yang, Dong Lyul ^a   Yong, Seuk Lee ^a   Song, In Sup ^a   Han, Jun Lee ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Healing; Injury; MRI; Posterior cruciate ligament; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 44449175110     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21333     Document Type: Article

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