Laxity measurements using stress radiography to assess anterior cruciate ligament tears

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-43

  Beldame, J ^a   Bertiaux, S ^a   Roussignol, X ^a   Lefebvre, B ^a   Adam, J M ^a   Mouilhade, F ^a   Dujardin, F ^a  

^a Department of Rheumatology   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Anterior knee laxity; Dynamic X rays; Laxity measurement; Telos

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUPTURE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79651469960     PISSN: 18770568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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