Abstract
Injury to the medial collateral ligament has previously been assessed primarily using
the clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging. In this article, we describe
an adjunct to these diagnostic tools: an arthroscopic observation to assess the specific
location of the medial collateral ligament injury.
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 17, No 5 (May-June),
2001: E21
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*Address correspondence and reprint requests to Peter T. Simonian, M.D., Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Washington, Box 356500, Seattle, WA 98195, U.S.A.
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© 2001 Arthroscopy Association of North America. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
