Current controversies in rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-47

  Pezzullo, David J ^a   Fadale, Paul ^a  

^a University Orthopedics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); Functional bracing; Perturbation; Rehabilitation; Return to sports

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BRACE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRAINING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77149132758     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181cdb5d3     Document Type: Review

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