The Importance of Patient Sex in the Outcomes of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 242-254

  Tan, Si Heng Sharon ^a   Lau, Bernard Puang Huh ^b   Khin, Lay Wai ^c   Lingaraj, Krishna ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament; anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; meta analysis; sex

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIGH; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUPTURE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; THIGH; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 84940768620     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546515573008     Document Type: Review

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