Rehabilitation after patellar tendon autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 439-451

  McCarty III, L Pearce ^a   Bach Jr , Bernard R ^b,c  

^a Sports and Orthopaedic Specialists   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Rehabilitation; Return to play

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLOSED KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PAIN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MOTION; OPEN KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; PATELLA TENDON; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33749181086     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bto.0000190445.31887.bc     Document Type: Review

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