Smaller Anterior Cruciate Ligament Diameter Is a Predictor of Subjects Prone to Ligament Injuries: An Ultrasound Study.
Purpose. To test if diameter of normal anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can be measured by ultrasound (US), to see if there is a relationship between smaller ACL diameter and ACL injury, and to assess agreement between radiologists in measuring ACL diameter in cases and matched controls. Materials a...
| Publicado en: | BioMed Research International Vol. 2015; pp. 1 - 9 |
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| Formato: | diagnostic images pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1/22/2015
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