Right and left knee laxity measurements: A prospective study of patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries and normal control subjects

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 564-571

  Sernert, Ninni ^a   Kartus, Jüri T ^a   Ejerhed, Lars ^a   Karlsson, Jón ^b  

^a UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACL rupture; Knee laxity; Right left difference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATELLA TENDON; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDON GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE;

EID: 84862375680     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.04.056     Document Type: Article

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