A clinical device for measuring internal-external rotational laxity of the knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-94

  Alam, Mahbub ^a,b   Bull, Anthony M J ^a   Thomas, Rhidian Dew ^a   Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL; Dial test; Knee rotation; PCL; Posterolateral corner; Rotational laxity measurement device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; TIBIA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; TIBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879288127     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512469874     Document Type: Article

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