Clinical outcome after reconstruction for isolated posterior cruciate ligament injury

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1568-1572

  Lien, Odd Arve ^a   Aas, Emilie Jul Larsen ^b   Johansen, Steinar ^b   Ludvigsen, Tom Clement ^b   Figved, Wender ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^b  

^a VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Isolated injury; Posterior cruciate ligament; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649954728     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1176-3     Document Type: Article

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