Current concept of partial anterior cruciate ligament ruptures

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Colombet, P ^a   Dejour, D ^b   Panisset, J C ^c   Siebold, R ^d  

^a Clinique du Sport   (France)

^b COROLYON Sauvegarde ^*  (France)

^c Clinique des Cedres   (France)

^d ATOS KLINIK HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy; Augmentation; Diagnostic imaging; Knee injuries; Laximetry; Partial ACL ruptures

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; RUPTURE;

EID: 78649442193     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.09.003     Document Type: Review

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