Good results five years after surgical management of anterior cruciate ligament tears, and meniscal and cartilage injuries

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1385-1390

  Osti, Leonardo ^a   Papalia, Rocco ^b   Del Buono, Angelo ^b   Amato, Cirino ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^b   Maffulli, Nicola ^c  

^a HESPERIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Arthrosis; Athletes; Meniscectomy; Microfractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COHORT STUDIES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956883510     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-009-1035-2     Document Type: Article

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