Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction practice patterns by NFL and NCAA football team physicians

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 731-738

  Erickson, Brandon J ^a   Harris, Joshua D ^a   Fillingham, Yale A ^a   Frank, Rachel M ^a   Bush Joseph, Charles A ^a   Bach, Bernard R ^a   Cole, Brian J ^a   Verma, Nikhil N ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; E-MAIL; FOOTBALL; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PATELLA TENDON; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; RETURN TO SPORT; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS AND SPORT RELATED PHENOMENA; BONE DRILL; CONVALESCENCE; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RUNNING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMUR; FOOTBALL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOTOMY; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETURN TO WORK; SPORTS MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901589139     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2014.02.034     Document Type: Article

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