15-Year follow-up of neuromuscular function in patients with unilateral nonreconstructed anterior cruciate ligament injury initially treated with rehabilitation and activity modification: A longitudinal prospective study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2109-2117

  Ageberg, Eva ^a   Pettersson, Annika ^b   Fridén, Thomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Follow up studies; Neuromuscular function; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTACT SPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MONITORING; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36248942522     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507305018     Document Type: Article

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