Is an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction outcome age dependent?

Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 720-725

  Alan Barber, F ^a   Elrod, Burton F ^b   McGuire, David A ^c   Paulos, Lonnie E ^a,d  

^a Plano Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b Elite Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

^c Knee and Arthroscopic Surgery   (United States)

^d Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Salt Lake City   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Forty; Middle age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030460340     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(96)90177-2     Document Type: Article

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