An in vitro analysis of an anatomical medial knee reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 339-347

  Coobs, Benjamin R ^a   Wijdicks, Coen A ^a   Armitage, Bryan M ^a   Spiridonov, Stanislav I ^a   Westerhaus, Benjamin D ^a   Johansen, Steinar ^b   Engebretsen, Lars ^b   LaPrade, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Buckle transducers; Medial knee reconstruction; Motion tracking system; Posterior oblique ligament; Superficial medial collateral ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 76849114527     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509347996     Document Type: Article

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