Defining the terms acute and chronic in orthopaedic sports injuries: A systematic review

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 235-241

  Flint, James H ^a,b   Wade, Alana M ^b   Giuliani, Jeffrey ^a,b   Rue, John Paul ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; acromioclavicular joint; acute; anterior cruciate ligament; chronic; distal biceps tendon; pectoralis major tendon; shoulder instability

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ACUTE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHRONIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISTAL BICEPS TENDON; HUMAN; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PECTORALIS MAJOR TENDON; RECURRENT SHOULDER DISLOCATION; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ACUTE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHRONIC; DISTAL BICEPS TENDON; PECTORALIS MAJOR TENDON; SHOULDER INSTABILITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84892597860     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513490656     Document Type: Review

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