Intraoperative arthrometry in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 565-570

  Keene, Gregory C ^a   Jeer, Parminder ^a   Gul, Rehan ^a  

^a Sportsmed SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthrometry; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIBIA; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIBIA;

EID: 27744554220     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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