Does computer navigation system really improve early clinical outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? A meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Knee

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-77

  Cheng, Tao ^a   Zhang, Guo You ^b,c   Zhang, Xian Long ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Computer assisted surgery; Knee; Meta analysis; Navigation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE GRAFT; COMPUTER ASSISTED NAVIGATION SYSTEM; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE INSTABILITY; LACHMAN TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PIVOT SHIFT TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856337546     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: 18735800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2011.02.011     Document Type: Review

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