Knee medial compartment contact pressure increases with release of the type i anterior intermeniscal ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1412-1416

  Paci, James M ^a   Scuderi, Matthew G ^a   Werner, Frederick W ^a   Sutton, Levi G ^a   Rosenbaum, Paula F ^b   Cannizzaro, John P ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior intermeniscal ligament; Anterior transverse ligament; Knee; Knee contact pressure; Meniscomeniscal ligament; Transverse geniculate ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 70350060113     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509331418     Document Type: Article

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