Anterior cruciate ligament injury and radiologic progression of knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2242-2252

  Ajuied, Adil ^a   Wong, Fabian ^a   Smith, Christian ^a   Norris, Mark ^a   Earnshaw, Peter ^a   Back, Diane ^a   Davies, Andrew ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b FORTIUS CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; knee injury; meta analysis; osteoarthritis; radiology; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INJURY; META-ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 84907187570     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513508376     Document Type: Review

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