Functional and muscle morphometric effects of ACL reconstruction. A prospective CT study with 1year follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 431-442

  Lindstrom M ^a   Strandberg, S ^a   Wredmark, T ^a   Fellander Tsai L ^a   Henriksson, M ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACL; Activity scores; Laxity; Muscle attenuation; Muscle cross sectional area; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACL; ACTIVITY SCORES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; LAXITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE ATTENUATION; MUSCLE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RADIOGRAPHY; REHABILITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACL; ACTIVITY SCORES; LAXITY; MUSCLE ATTENUATION; MUSCLE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA; REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880509565     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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