Early rehabilitation of acute anterior cruciate ligament injury - A randomized clinical trial

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 154-159

  Zatterstrom R ^a   Friden T ^a   Lindstrand, A ^a   Moritz, U ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute injury; Anterior cruciate ligament; Evaluation; Knee; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032086880     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00186.x     Document Type: Article

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