Ten year follow-up study comparing conservative versus operative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures. A matched-pair analysis of high level athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 347-351

  Meuffels, D E ^a   Favejee, M M ^a   Vissers, M M ^a   Heijboer, M P ^a   Reijman, M ^a   Verhaar, J A N ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66349094386     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.049403     Document Type: Article

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