Management of anterior cruciate ligament rupture in patients aged 40 years and older

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 177-184

  Legnani, Claudio ^a   Terzaghi, Clara ^b   Borgo, Enrico ^b   Ventura, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Anterior cruciate ligament; Over 40

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNOVITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE;

EID: 84855688903     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: 15909999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-011-0167-6     Document Type: Review

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