The effect of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on symptoms of pain and instability in patients who have previously undergone meniscectomy: A prereconstruction and postreconstruction comparison

Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 704-709

  Barrett, Gene R ^a,b   Ruff, Cynthia G ^a  

^a Mississippi Sports Med Orthoped C   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Previous meniscectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

EID: 0031455609     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(97)90004-9     Document Type: Article

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