Recent issues in anterior cruciate ligament surgery

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 86-91

  Warnock, Mathew ^a   Elkousy, Hussein ^a,b  

^a Fondren Orthopedic Group   (United States)

^b Fondren Orthopedic Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Biology; Failed; Technique

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642416314     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-200404000-00008     Document Type: Review

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