Accelerated versus nonaccelerated rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A prospective, randomized, double-blind investigation evaluating knee joint laxity using roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2536-2548

  Beynnon, Bruce D ^a   Johnson, Robert J ^a   Naud, Shelly ^a   Fleming, Braden C ^b   Abate, Joseph A ^a   Brattbakk, Bjarne ^a   Nichols, Claude E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; knee; reconstruction; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOSTEREOMETRIC ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOSTEREOMETRIC ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455235700     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511422349     Document Type: Review

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