A comparison of early and delayed arthroscopically-assisted reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using hamstring autograft

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 521-526

  Raviraj, A ^a   Anand, A ^a   Kodikal, G ^a   Chandrashekar, M ^a   Pai, S ^a  

^a 154 9 Wockhardt Hospitals   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ARTHROMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950618145     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B4.22973     Document Type: Article

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