Arthroscopic release for symptomatic scarring of the anterior interval of the knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1763-1769

  Steadman, J Richard ^a   Dragoo, Jason L ^b   Hines, Sophie L ^a   Briggs, Karen K ^a  

^a STEADMAN HAWKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior interval; Anterior knee pain; Infrapatellar fat pad; Scarring

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PATELLA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 50049105522     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508320480     Document Type: Article

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