A new knee arthrometer, the GNRB®: Experience in ACL complete and partial tears

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-176

  Robert, H ^a   Nouveau, S ^a   Gageot, S ^b   Gagniere B ^c  

^a North Mayenne Hospital Orthopaedic department   (France)

^b Superior School of Informatics Electronic and Automatism (West Esiea)   (France)

^c Institute of Sanitary Engineering   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthrometer; Complete anterior cruciate ligament disruption; KT 1000; Partial anterior cruciate ligament tear; Telos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349252615     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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