Nonoperative treatment of partial-thickness meniscal tears identified during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Orthopedics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 755-758

  Zemanovic, Jason R ^a   McLlister, David R ^a   Hame, Sharon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4143090645     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20040701-17     Document Type: Article

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