Outcomes after ACL reconstruction with focus on older patients: Results from The Swedish National Anterior Cruciate Ligament Register

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 379-386

  Desai, Neel ^a   Björnsson, Haukur ^a   Samuelsson, Kristian ^a   Karlsson, Jón ^a   Forssblad, Magnus ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ACL; Age; Anterior cruciate ligament; KOOS; Reconstruction; Registry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893646631     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-013-2803-6     Document Type: Article

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