Radiographic identification of the primary posterolateral knee structures

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 542-551

  Pietrini, Sean D ^a   Laprade, Robert F ^a   Griffith, Chad J ^a   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   Ziegler, Connor G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibular collateral ligament; Knee reconstructions; Popliteofibular ligament; Popliteus tendon; Posterolateral knee; Radiographic landmarks

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE; CADAVER; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISSECTION; FEMUR CONDYLE; FIBULA; FIBULA COLLATERAL LIGAMENT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; POPLITEUS TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TENDON; TIBIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; KNEE; LIGAMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDONS;

EID: 67049143571     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508328117     Document Type: Article

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