Posterior cruciate ligament: A literature review

Current Orthopaedic Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-31

  Johnson, Donald ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Literature review; Posterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549188000     PISSN: 19407041     EISSN: 19417551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e3181c7595c     Document Type: Review

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