Home or supervised rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 134-143

  Beard, David J ^a   Dodd, Christopher A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Physical therapy; Surgical reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031934146     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1998.27.2.134     Document Type: Article

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