Comparison of surgical repair or reconstruction of the cruciate ligaments versus nonsurgical treatment in patients with traumatic knee dislocations

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 718-727

  Richter, Martinus ^a   Bosch, Ulrich ^a   Wippermann, Burkhard ^a   Hofmann, Axel ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036736749     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465020300051601     Document Type: Article

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