Anterior cruciate ligament-medial collateral ligament injury: Nonoperative management of medial collateral ligament tears with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A preliminary report

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 283-286

  Shelbourne, K Donald ^a   Porter, David A ^a  

^a METHODIST SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INJURY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0026625148     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659202000308     Document Type: Article

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