Comorbidity-related quality of life in anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency: A cross-sectional study involving 282 candidates for arthroscopic reconstruction

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 519-525

  Calvisi, Vittorio ^a   Lupparelli, Stefano ^a,b   De Vincentiis, Barbara ^a   Zanoli, Gustavo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Privata Pierangeli   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d Casa di Cura S Maria Maddalena   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 51049094013     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710015526     Document Type: Article

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