Medial and posteromedial instability of the knee: Evaluation, treatment, and results

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-268

  Stannard, James P ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

allograft reconstruction; anteromedial rotary instability; autograft reconstruction; medial collateral ligament; multi ligament knee injury; posteromedial corner injury

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; AUTOGRAFT; BRACE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTEROMEDIAL CORNER INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SUBLUXATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649676887     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181eaf713     Document Type: Review

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