Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with and without a ligament augmentation device: Results at 8-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 851-856

  Drogset, Jon Olav ^a   Grøntvedt, Torbjørn ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036892527     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465020300061601     Document Type: Article

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