Performance-based functional outcome for children 12 years or younger following anterior cruciate ligament injury: A two to nine-year follow-up study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-223

  Moksnes, Havard ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^a   Risberg, May Arna ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

ACL; Children; Copers; IKDC; Knee; Non copers; Prepubescent; Single legged hop tests

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 40149089089     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0469-7     Document Type: Article

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