Arthroscopy of the Posterior Knee Compartments: Neurovascular Anatomic Relationships During Arthroscopic Transverse Capsulotomy

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 637-642

  Pace, J Lee ^a   Wahl, Christopher J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CAPSULOTOMY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERONEUS NERVE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE JOINT; TIBIAL ARTERIES; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 77951298687     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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