Risk factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury in skeletally immature patients: Analysis of intercondylar notch width using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 703-707

  Domzalski, Marcin ^a   Grzelak, Piotr ^a   Gabos, Peter ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERCONDYLAR NOTCH WIDTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMUR; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHILD; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE;

EID: 77955940363     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-010-0987-7     Document Type: Article

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