Allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients over 40 years of age

Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 845-853

  Kuechle, David K ^a   Pearson, Sara E ^c   Beach, William R ^c   Freeman, Eric L ^b   Pawlowski, David F ^c   Whipple, Terry L ^c   Caspari, Richard B ^c   Meyers, John F ^c  

^a Kruger Orthoped Clin/Surg Ctr   (United States)

^b South Island Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c Orthopaedic Research of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Allograft; Middle age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036821551     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2002.36140     Document Type: Article

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