(vi) Physiotherapy and rehabilitation following soft-tissue surgery of the knee

Orthopaedics and Trauma

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-138

  Atkinson, Henry D E ^a,b,c   Laver, Jennifer Michelle ^a,b,c   Sharp, Elizabeth ^a,b,c  

^a NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sportsmed SA   (Australia)

^c ESPH ES Physical Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; knee surgery; meniscal repair; meniscectomy; physiotherapy; Pilates; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGILITY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLOSED KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CRYOTHERAPY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE SURGERY; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCECTOMY; OPEN KINETIC CHAIN EXERCISE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLYOMETRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 77952790857     PISSN: 18771327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mporth.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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