Full-thickness cartilage lesion do not affect knee function in patients with ACL injury

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-303

  Hjermundrud, Vegar ^a   Bjune, Tonje Kvist ^b   Risberg, May Arna ^c   Engebretsen, Lars ^d,e   Årøen, Asbjørn ^d  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Research Center for Active Rehabilitation (NAR)   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

ACL; Cartilage injuries; Cross sectional study; Knee function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951298814     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0894-x     Document Type: Article

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