Anterior cruciate ligament tears: Conservative or surgical treatment?

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1706-1707

  Delincé, Philippe ^a   Ghafil, Dior ^a  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; LETTER;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES;

EID: 84879274705     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2134-z     Document Type: Letter

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