The feasibility of randomized controlled trials for early arthritis therapies (EARTH) involving acute anterior cruciate ligament tear cohorts

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2648-2652

  Chu, Constance R ^a   Beynnon, Bruce D ^b   Dragoo, Jason L ^c   Fleisig, Glenn S ^d   Hart, Joseph M ^e   Khazzam, Michael ^f   Marberry, Kevin M ^g   Nelson, Bradley J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament tear (ACL, ACLT); clinical trials; disease modifying OA drugs (DMOAD); osteoarthritis (OA); randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SAMPLE SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868236106     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512465409     Document Type: Article

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