Controversies in the treatment of knee dislocations and multiligament reconstruction

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 197-206

  Levy, Bruce A ^a   Fanelli, Gregory C ^b   Whelan, Daniel B ^c   Stannard, James P ^d   MacDonald, Peter A ^e   Boyd, Joel L ^f   Marx, Robert G ^g   Stuart, Michael J ^a,h  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f TRIA Orthopedic Center   (United States)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^h Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; KNEE DISLOCATION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 66349129665     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200904000-00001     Document Type: Review

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