Mucoid degeneration of the posterior cruciate ligament: A case report

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 130-133

  Shoji, Takeshi ^a   Fujimoto, Eisaku ^a   Sasashige, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a Chugoku Rousai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

MRI; Mucoid degeneration; Posterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249125462     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0885-y     Document Type: Article

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