Long-term failure of thermal shrinkage for laxity of the anterior cruciate ligament

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 990-995

  Halbrecht, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Institute for Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Partial tear; Shrinkage; Stretched graft

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SCORING SYSTEM; THERMAL SHRINKAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 21444449867     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546504271975     Document Type: Article

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