The Knee
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 441-446 , December 2009

Functional ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute anterior cruciate ligament injuries: A field study

  • H.-G. Palm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 731 1710 1915; fax: +49 731 1710 1230.
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  • G. Bergenthal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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  • P. Ehry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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  • W. Schwarz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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  • R. Schmidt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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  • B. Friemert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, German Armed Forces Hospital of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm, Germany

Received 21 September 2008 ,Revised 29 April 2009 ,Accepted 30 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.04.012

The Knee
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 441-446 , December 2009

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