Does chronic medial collateral ligament laxity influence the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A prospective evaluation with a minimum three-year follow-up

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1060-1064

  Zaffagnini, S ^a   Bonanzinga, T ^a   Marcheggiani Muccioli, G M ^a   Giordano, G ^a   Bruni, D ^a   Bignozzi, S ^a   Lopomo, N ^a   Marcacci, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROMETER; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT LAXITY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INJURY; MUSCLE GRAFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOSUS GRACILIS GRAFT; STRESS RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON GRAFT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; ARTHROSCOPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960647662     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.93b8.26183     Document Type: Article

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