Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in patients over the age of 50 years: 2- To 8-year follow-up

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 204-211

  Blyth, Mark J G ^a   Gosal, Harminder S ^b   Peake, Wendy M ^c   Bartlett, R John ^c,d  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Middle age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PLASTIC SURGERY; RATING SCALE; SPORT; TORQUE; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REOPERATION; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0642371989     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0368-5     Document Type: Article

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