The effects of timing of pediatric knee ligament surgery on short-term academic performance in school-aged athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1684-1691

  Trentacosta, Natasha E ^a   Vitale, Mark A ^a   Ahmad, Christopher S ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction; School absence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70649095954     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509332507     Document Type: Article

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