Rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament injury: Current recommendations for sports participation

Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Kvist, Joanna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ATHLETE; HEALING; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE SURGERY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; SWEDEN;

EID: 2042511658     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200434040-00006     Document Type: Review

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