The evaluation of patellar height: A simple method

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-80

  Portner, Oliver ^a   Pakzad, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650934290     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01689     Document Type: Article

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