A multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the multi-ligament injured athlete

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-187

  Medvecky, Michael J ^a   Zazulak, Bohdanna T ^a,b,c   Hewett, Timothy E ^d,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; OPEN KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LIGAMENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846487329     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737020-00005     Document Type: Review

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