The anterior cruciate ligament remnant: To leave it or not?

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1253-1262

  Song, Guan Yang ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Zhang, Jin ^a   Li, Xu ^a   Chen, Xing Zuo ^a   Li, Yue ^a   Feng, Hua ^a  

^a Beijing Jishuitan Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA; ARTHROSCOPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891681473     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.03.078     Document Type: Review

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