Evaluation and treatment of posterior cruciate ligament injuries: Revisited

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1765-1775

  Wind Jr , William M ^a   Bergfeld, John A ^b,c   Parker, Richard D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis of PCL; Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); Treatment of PCL

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 6344243728     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504270481     Document Type: Review

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