Normal anatomy and biomechanics of the knee

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-92

  Flandry, Fred ^a,b,c   Hommel, Gabriel ^a  

^a HUGHSTON CLINIC   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; capsular ligaments; cruciate ligaments; knee anatomy; knee stability

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CAPSULAR LIGAMENT; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS; PATELLA; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SYNOVIAL PLICA; TIBIOFEMORAL ARTICULATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MENISCI, TIBIAL; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 79955846306     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e318210c0aa     Document Type: Review

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