Knee immobilization for pain control after a hamstring tendon anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized clinical trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-64

  Hiemstra, Laurie A ^a   Heard, S Mark ^a   Sasyniuk, Treny M ^a,b   Buchko, Greg L ^a   Reed, Jeremy G ^a   Monteleone, Bradley J ^b  

^a Banff Sport Medicine and Mineral Springs Hospital   (Canada)

^b LifeMark Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Knee immobilizer; Pain control

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TENDONS; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149216336     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508322896     Document Type: Article

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