Primary repair for posterior cruciate ligament injuries: An eight-year followup of fifty-three patients

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 298-305

  Richter, Marcus ^a,b   Kiefer, Hartmuth ^a   Hehl, Gerhard ^a   Kinzl, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPLICATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT INJURY; SUTURING METHOD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029881274     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659602400309     Document Type: Article

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