Anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency: Does delay in index surgery affect outcome in recreational athletes

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-109

  Tambe, A D ^a   Godsiff, S P ^b   Mulay, S ^c   Joshi, M ^d  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645304365     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-005-0055-x     Document Type: Article

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