Diffuse intrasubstance signal abnormalities of the posterior cruciate ligament: The counterpart of the mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament? A case series

Journal Belge de Radiologie

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 245-248

  Viana, S Lopez ^a,c   Femandes, J L ^b   Mendonca J L ^a   Freitas, F M ^a  

^a Centro Clínico Sul   (Brazil)

^b Image Memorial   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

And cartilage Knee; Knee; Ligaments; Menisci; MR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT DEGENERATION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 58149504244     PISSN: 00217646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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