Management of combined ACL-MCL tears: A systematic review

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 201-215

  Papalia, Rocco ^a   Osti, Leonardo ^b   Del Buono, Angelo ^a   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b HESPERIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL MCL; Arthroscopy; Coleman methodology score; Conservative treatment; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE SURGERY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT TEAR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 77949367215     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldp044     Document Type: Review

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