Posterior cruciate ligament revision reconstruction, part 1: Causes of surgical failure in 52 consecutive operations

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 646-654

  Noyes, Frank R ^a   Barber Westin, Sue D ^a,b  

^a Cincinnati Sportsmed Res/Educ F   (United States)

^b Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL); Revision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENISCECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARUS DEFORMITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 17844396204     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504271210     Document Type: Article

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