Simultaneous bilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A safe option

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1071-1074

  Saithna, Adnan ^a   Arbuthnot, Jamie ^a   Carey Smith, Richard ^a   Spalding, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL; Bilateral; Reconstruction; Rehabilitation; Simultaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS;

EID: 77954761132     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-0971-1     Document Type: Article

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