Rehabilitation of posterior cruciate ligament injuries treated by operative methods

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 303-311

  Edson, Craig J ^a,b   Feldmann, Daniel D ^b  

^a Penn State Geisinger Center for Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple ligament knee injuries; Posterior cruciate ligament injuries; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844437179     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-199910000-00009     Document Type: Article

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