The Health and Structural Consequences of Acute Knee Injuries Involving Rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-122

  Riordan, Edward A ^a   Frobell, Richard B ^b   Roemer, Frank W ^c   Hunter, David J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Knee injury; Management; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MARROW DISEASE; BONE PATELLAR TENDON BONE GRAFT; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; POSTTRAUMATIC BONE MARROW LESION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SUBCHONDRAL BONE PLATE; TENDON GRAFT;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE;

EID: 84872362666     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: 15583163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2012.10.002     Document Type: Review

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