Sparing the anterior cruciate ligament remnant: Is it worth the hassle?

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-111

  Papalia, Rocco ^a   Franceschi, Francesco ^a   Vasta, Sebastiano ^a   Di Martino, Alberto ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament injury; proprioception; reconstruction; remnant

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROPRIOCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871205083     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldr053     Document Type: Review

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