Topography of the femoral attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament: Surgical technique

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 89-100

  Forsythe, Brian ^a   Harner, Christopher ^a   Martins, Cesar A Q ^a   Shen, Wei ^a   Lopes, Osmar V ^a   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; NOTE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ARTHROPLASTY; CADAVER; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 63349110088     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01514     Document Type: Note

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