Retention versus removal of the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee replacement: A systematic literature review within the Cochrane framework

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 757-768

  Jacobs, Wilco C H ^a   Clement, Darren J ^b   Wymenga, Ate B ^a  

^a SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644848804     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670510045345     Document Type: Review

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