The relationship between passive joint laxity and functional outcome after anterior cruciate ligament injury

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-195

  Snyder Mackler, Lynn ^a,b,c   Fitzgerald, G Kelley ^b   Bartolozzi, Arthur R ^c   Ciccotti, Michael G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LAXITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030898175     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659702500209     Document Type: Article

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