Outcomes of treatment of acute grade-III isolated and combined posterolateral knee injuries: A prospective case series and surgical technique

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 1672-1683

  Geeslin, Andrew G ^a   LaPrade, Robert F ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARUS KNEE; X RAY FILM;

EID: 80053202155     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01639     Document Type: Article

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