Current concepts in ACL injuries

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Cheatham, Seth A ^a   Johnson, Darren L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic; Anterior cruciate ligament; Prevention; Reconstruction; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETE; BONE PLATE; DISABILITY; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; JOINT LAXITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; LEG SWELLING; MECHANORECEPTOR; MENISCAL SURGERY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RADIOGRAPHY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78650347125     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2010.10.1809     Document Type: Review

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