Long-term followup of the untreated isolated posterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 306-310

  Boynton, Melbourne D ^a,b   Tietjens, Barry R ^a  

^a Eastwood Orthopaedic Clinic   (New Zealand)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EDEMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0029964402     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659602400310     Document Type: Article

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