The clinical diagnosis and results of conservative treatment of knee distortion injury

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 6-9

  Viljakka, T ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DETERIORATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TIME;

EID: 0031059977     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00434091     Document Type: Article

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