Anatomical reconstruction of the medial collateral ligament and posteromedial corner of the knee in patients with chronic medial collateral ligament instability

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1116-1122

  Lind, Martin ^b   Jakobsen, Bent Wulff ^a   Lund, Bent ^b   Hansen, Mogens Strange ^b   Abdallah, Ossama ^b   Christiansen, Svend Erik ^b  

^a Eira Private Clinic   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

IKDC; KOOS; Ligament reconstruction; Medial collateral ligament; Posteromedial corner

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOGRAFT; CASE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649565525     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509332498     Document Type: Article

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