Age and ACL reconstruction revisited

Orthopedics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 533-536

  Stein, Drew A ^a,c   Brown, Haydee ^a   Bartolozzi, Arthur R ^b  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33745587289     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20060601-01     Document Type: Article

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