Effect of physiotherapy attendance on outcome after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A pilot study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-77

  Feller, J A ^a   Webster, K E ^a   Taylor, N F ^a   Payne, R ^a   Pizzari, T ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842330617     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2003.005181     Document Type: Article

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