Objective measurement devices to assess static rotational knee laxity: Focus on the Rotameter

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 639-644

  Lorbach, Olaf ^a   Brockmeyer, Matthias ^a   Kieb, Matthias ^a   Zerbe, Tina ^a   Pape, Dietrich ^b   Seil, Romain ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg Clinique dEich   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACL; Measurement device; Rotational knee laxity; Tibiofemoral rotation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ROTATION; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858750378     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1876-3     Document Type: Review

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