Variations in the three-dimensional location and orientation of the ACL in healthy subjects relative to patients after transtibial ACL reconstruction

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 910-918

  Scanlan, Sean F ^a   Lai, Janice ^a   Donahue, Joseph P ^b   Andriacchi, Thomas P ^a,c,d  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Sports Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Medicine Associates   (United States)

^c Palo Alto VA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; PHENOTYPE; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 84859650658     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22011     Document Type: Article

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