Anterior cruciate ligament insertions on the tibia and femur and their relationships to critical bony landmarks using high-resolution volume-rendering computed tomography

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2083-2090

  Purnell, Mark L ^a   Larson, Andrew I ^b   Clancy, William ^c  

^a Orthopaedic Associates of Aspen & Glenwood   (United States)

^b Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation   (United States)

^c Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Resident's ridge; Tibial footprint

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE MENISCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMUR; HUMANS; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55149111428     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508319896     Document Type: Article

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