A comparison of Telos™ stress radiography versus Rolimeter™ in the diagnosis of different patterns of anterior cruciate ligament tears

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 751-758

  Panisset, J C ^a   Ntagiopoulos, P G ^b   Saggin, P R ^c   Dejour, D ^b  

^a Des Cèdres échirolles Private Hospital   (France)

^b Lyon Ortho Clinic   (France)

^c Instituto de Orthopedia e Traumatologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Complete tear; Knee laxity measurements; Laximetry; Partial tear; Pivot shift test; Rolimeter ; Stress x rays; Telos

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT TEAR; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868379205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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