ACL surgery is not for all patients, nor for all surgeons

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-2

  Engebretsen, Lars ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; PATIENT SELECTION; SKIING; SPORT INJURY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PATIENT SELECTION; SKIING;

EID: 84891661658     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2748-9     Document Type: Editorial

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