Association between varus alignment and post-traumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2040-2047

  Swärd, Per ^a   Friden T ^a   Boegard T ^b   Kostogiannis, I ^a   Neuman, P ^a   Roos, H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Malalignment; Meniscal; Osteoarthritis; Valgus; Varus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883050908     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2550-8     Document Type: Article

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