Delay in ACL reconstruction is associated with more severe and painful meniscal and chondral injuries

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 928-933

  Fok, August W M ^a   Yau, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Cartilage; Meniscus; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875376359     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2027-1     Document Type: Article

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