Assessment of early tibiofemoral joint space width changes after anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction: A matched case-control study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 769-778

  Tourville, Timothy W ^a   Johnson, Robert J ^a   Slauterbeck, James R ^a   Naud, Shelly ^a   Beynnon, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; assessment; joint space width; posttraumatic OA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; INJURIES; KNEE INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE-PATELLAR TENDON-BONE GRAFTING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875842955     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513477838     Document Type: Article

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