Evaluation and treatment of chronic medial collateral ligament injuries of the knee

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-90

  Azar, Frederick M ^a  

^a Campbell Clinic Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Knee; Ligament; Medial; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE PAIN; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALGUS KNEE;

BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE;

EID: 33748206808     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsa.0000212311.77817.c8     Document Type: Review

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