Prevention of permanent arthrofibrosis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction alone or combined with associated procedures: A prospective study in 443 knees

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 196-206

  Noyes, Frank R ^a   Berrios Torres, Sandra ^a   Barber Westin, Sue D ^a   Heckmann, Timothy P ^a  

^a Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Complications; Immediate motion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILIZATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHRITIS; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CRYOTHERAPY; EARLY AMBULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033661046     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001670000126     Document Type: Article

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