Prospective trial of a treatment algorithm for the management of the anterior cruciate ligament-injured knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-346

  Fithian, Donald C ^a,b   Paxton, Elizabeth W ^a   Stone, Mary Lou ^a   Luetzow, William F ^a   Csintalan, Rick P ^a   Phelan, Daniel ^a   Daniel, Dale M ^a  

^a Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Natural history; Nonoperative; Outcomes; Prospective controlled study; Treatment algorithm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCAL SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEGNER SCORE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13944271818     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504269590     Document Type: Article

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