Transient laxity of an anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knee related to pregnancy

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-79

  Blecher, Andrew M ^a   Richmond, John C ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Laxity; Pregnancy; Reconstruction; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; RELAXIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RELAXIN;

EID: 0031911479     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(98)70125-2     Document Type: Article

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