Long-term results after primary repair or non-surgical treatment of anterior cruciate ligament rupture: A randomized study with a 15-year follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-237

  Meunier, A ^a,c   Odensten, M ^b   Good, L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Sergelkliniken AB   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament *; Follow up studies; Injuries; Knee; Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score; Osteoarthritis; Outcome assessment; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34248569894     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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