The contribution of each anterior cruciate ligament bundle to the Lachman test: A cadaver investigation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-74

  Christel, P S ^a,b   Akgun, U ^a,c   Yasar, T ^a   Karahan, M ^a   Demirel, B ^a,d  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Habib Medical Center Olaya   (Saudi Arabia)

^c ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ANTEROMEDIAL BUNDLE; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LACHMAN TEST; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; POSTEROLATERAL BUNDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; RUPTURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84855533266     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B1     Document Type: Article

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