In vivo laxity of stable versus anterior cruciate liagment-injured knees using a navigation system: A comparative study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 941-945

  Song, Eun Kyoo ^a   Seon, Jong Keun ^a   Park, Sang Jin ^a   Hur, Chang Ich ^a   Lee, Dam Seon ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knee; Navigation system; Stability measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349768918     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0789-x     Document Type: Article

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