The non-surgical management of isolated medial collateral ligament injuries of the knee

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-77

  Giannotti, Bradley F ^a,b   Rudy, Todd ^a   Graziano, Jim ^a  

^a ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Charles Cole Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Medial collateral ligament; Sprain; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; COMPRESSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REST; REVIEW; SPRAIN; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 33748142941     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsa.0000212307.54947.e4     Document Type: Review

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