Does physiologic posterolateral laxity influence clinical outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2010-2014

  Kim, Sung Jae ^a   Choi, Duck Hyun ^a   Mei, Yu ^a   Hwang, Byoung Yoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGIC POSTEROLATERAL LAXITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80755152861     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01868     Document Type: Article

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