The impact of surgical timing on postoperative motion and stability following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 667-674

  Hunter, Robert E ^a,b,c   Mastrangelo, Jackie ^a,b   Freeman, John R ^a,b   Purnell, Mark L ^a,b   Jones, Richard H ^a,b  

^a Orthopaedic Associates of Aspen & Glenwood   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction; Surgical timing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0030451753     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(96)90168-1     Document Type: Article

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