The anatomy of the medial patellofemoral ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2355-2361

  Baldwin, James L ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Medial patellofemoral ligament; Patella; Patellofemoral instability

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; HUMANS; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT;

EID: 73249136969     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509339909     Document Type: Article

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