Clinical diagnosis of an anterior cruciate ligament rupture: A meta-analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 267-288

  Benjaminse, Anne ^a,b   Gokeler, Alli ^c   Van Der Schans, Cees P ^b  

^a Medisch Centrum Zuid   (Netherlands)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Anterior cruciate ligament; Examination; Knee

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROTOMY; CINAHL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646425596     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2006.2011     Document Type: Review

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