Is bracing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction necessary? A 2-year follow-up of 78 consecutive patients rehabilitated with or without a brace

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-161

  Kartus, Jüri ^a   Stener, Sven ^a   Köhler, Kristina ^a   Sernert, Ninni ^a   Eriksson, Bengt I ^b   Karlsson, Jon ^b  

^a Norra Alvsborg County Hospital Uddevalla   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy; Bracing; Postoperative rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BRACE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BRACES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030630102     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670050044     Document Type: Article

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