Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in patients over 50 years

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1446-1450

  Dahm, D L ^a   Wulf, C A ^a   Dajani, K A ^a   Dobbs, R E ^a,b   Levy, B A ^a   Stuart, M A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Reno Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TENDON GRAFT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55549122321     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B11.21210     Document Type: Article

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