Rehabilitation following a minimally invasive procedure for the repair of a combined anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate ligament partial rupture in a 15-year-old athlete

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 297-309

  Beecher, Michael ^a   Garrison, J Craig ^b   Wyland, Douglas ^c  

^a Adolescent Services for Kids in Crisis   (United States)

^b Proaxis Therapy   (United States)

^c Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; Anterior cruciate ligament; Healing response; PCL; Physical therapy; Posterior cruciate ligament

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953440227     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2010.3162     Document Type: Article

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