Static rotational and sagittal knee laxity measurements after reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 844-850

  Lorbach, O ^a,b   Kieb, M ^a,b   Brogard, P ^b   Maas, S ^c   Pape, D ^b   Seil, R ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Centre Hospitalier Clinique d'Eich   (Luxembourg)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

ACL; Knee laxity; Measurement device; Single bundle; Tibiofemoral rotation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860129516     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1635-5     Document Type: Review

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