The relationship between the medial collateral ligament and the medial meniscus: A topographical and biomechanical study

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 763-766

  Stein, Gregor ^a,b   Koebke, Juergen ^b   Faymonville, Christoph ^a   Dargel, Jens ^a   Müller, Lars Peter ^a   SchiVer, Gereon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knee joint; Medial collateral ligament; Medial meniscus; Meniscus injuries

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID;

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE MENISCUS; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; PLASTINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; AGED; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84857484961     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: 12798517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-011-0814-x     Document Type: Article

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