Intraobserver and interobserver reliability of the kneeling technique of stress radiography for the evaluation of posterior knee laxity

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1571-1576

  Jackman, Todd ^a   LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Pontinen, Thomas ^a   Lender, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior cruciate ligament; Posterior knee instability; Stress radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 47649088303     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508315897     Document Type: Article

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