Pivot shift as an outcome measure for ACL reconstruction: A systematic review

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 767-777

  Ayeni, Olufemi R ^a   Chahal, Manraj ^b   Tran, Michael N ^a   Sprague, Sheila ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee ligament; Outcomes; Pivot shift; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCELERATION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858752769     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1860-y     Document Type: Review

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