The combination of radiostereometric analysis and the telos stress device results in poor precision for knee laxity measurements after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-362

  Sorensen O G ^a,b   Larsen, K ^a   Jakobsen, B W ^d   Kold, S ^c   Hansen, T B ^a   Lind, M ^b   Soballe K ^b  

^a HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Science Center Skejby   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A P translation; Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee laxity; RSA; Telos stress device

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951550880     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1205-2     Document Type: Article

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