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Lateral Collateral Ligament Wheeless

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Description: - lateral collateral ligament is primary restraint to varus angulation;
- LCL also acts to resist Internal Rotation forces;
- cutting of LCL in combination w/ either anterior or PCL results in large increase in varus opening;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Fri Apr 11 2008