Postoperative rehabilitation of the posterior cruciate ligament

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 275-279

  Edson, Craig J ^a   Fanelli, Gregory C ^a   Beck, John D ^a  

^a Sports Medicine Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

posterior cruciate ligament; postoperative management; rehabilitation techniques

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOBILIZATION; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLYOMETRICS; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; TENDON GRAFT; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649661571     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3181f2f23d     Document Type: Review

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