Study on the relationship between the thickness of the anterior cruciate ligament, anthropometric data and anatomical measurements on the knee

OBJECTIVES: To ascertain thickness measurements on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in its middle third on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and to assess whether there is any association between variations in ligament thickness and patients' heights and ages, along with variations in...

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Main Authors: Victor Marques de Oliveira, Gabriel Carmona Latorre, Alfredo dos Santos Netto, Rafael Baches Jorge, Guinel Hernandez Filho, Ricardo de Paula Leite Cury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000200194&lng=en&tlng=en