Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescent patients: Limb asymmetry and functional knee bracing

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2756-2763

  Dai, Boyi ^a   Butler, Robert J ^a,b   Garrett, William E ^a,c   Queen, Robin M ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; asymmetry; biomechanics; bracing; kinematics; kinetics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; LEG; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BRACES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE;

EID: 84870533594     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512460837     Document Type: Article

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