A comparison of conservative and delayed surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures. A matched pair analysis

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Wittenberg, R H ^a   Oxfort, H U ^a   Plafki, C ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031841586     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050228     Document Type: Article

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