Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 6 , Pages 539-546 , June 2007

Posteromedial corner injuries of the knee

  • C.V. House

      Affiliations

    • The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
    • The Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Stanmore, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C.V. House, The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK. Tel.: +44 7710 352476; fax: +44 20 7380 9068.
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  • D.A. Connell

      Affiliations

    • The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
    • The Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Stanmore, UK
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  • A. Saifuddin

      Affiliations

    • The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK
    • The Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Stanmore, UK

Received 20 September 2006 ,Revised 15 November 2006 ,Accepted 29 November 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00061-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.11.024

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 6 , Pages 539-546 , June 2007

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