Prevalence and incidence of new meniscus and cartilage injuries after a nonoperative treatment algorithm for ACL tears in skeletally immature children: A prospective MRI study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1771-1779

  Moksnes, Håvard ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^a,b   Risberg, May Arna ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; cartilage; magnetic resonance imaging; meniscus; skeletally immature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BRACE; CARTILAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETALLY IMMATURE; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARTILAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENISCUS; SKELETALLY IMMATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRACES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881404024     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513491092     Document Type: Article

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