Should patients reach certain knee function benchmarks before anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction? Does intense 'prehabilitation' before anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction influence outcome and return to sports?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 1423-1424

  Hagglund M ^a   Walden M ^a   Thomee R ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; KNEE INJURIES; MALE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE;

EID: 84946477507     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094791     Document Type: Editorial

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