Relationships among tendon regeneration on MRI, flexor strength, and functional performance after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-162

  Choi, Jung Yun ^a   Ha, Jeong Ku ^a   Kim, Young Woo ^a   Shim, Jae Chan ^a   Yang, Sang Jin ^a   Kim, Jin Goo ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; functional performance test; hamstring regeneration; knee flexor strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGENERATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855456558     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511424134     Document Type: Article

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