Approaching the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 644-649

  Sarraf, Khaled M ^a   Sadri, Amir ^a   Thevendran, Gowreeson ^a   Vedi, Vikas ^a  

^a Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; BRACE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; RUPTURE;

EID: 79960766511     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.085522     Document Type: Review

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