The effect of knee bracing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective, randomized study with two years' follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 76-83

  Risberg, May Arna ^a   Holm, Inger ^a   Steen, Harald ^a   Eriksson, Jan ^a   Ekeland, Arne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b MARTINA HANSENS HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032903096     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270012101     Document Type: Article

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