The femoral insertions of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament: A radiographic evaluation

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-55

  Steckel, Hanno ^a,b   Musahl, Volker ^a   Fu, Freddie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anterior cruciate ligament; Anteromedial bundle; Posterolateral bundle; Radiographic study

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249129952     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0852-7     Document Type: Article

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