Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-10

  Meisterling, Steven W ^a   Schoderbek Jr , Robert J ^a   Andrews, James R ^a  

^a AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; reconstruction; technique

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 67549101446     PISSN: 10601872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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