The influence of coronal plane deformity on mediolateral ligament status: An observational study in varus knees

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-156

  Bellemans, Johan ^a   Vandenneucker, H ^a   Vanlauwe, J ^a   Victor, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Laxity; Ligament balancing; Tightness; Varus deformity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; OBSERVATION; OSTEOPHYTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE JOINT; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; OBSERVATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOPHYTE;

EID: 77951232417     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0903-0     Document Type: Article

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