Impact of patient sex on clinical outcomes: Data from an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction registry, 2008-2013

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Teitsma, Xavier M ^a,b   van der Hoeven, Henk ^b,c   Tamminga, Rob ^a,b   de Bie, Rob A ^d  

^a Medicort Sports and Orthopedic Care ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Combined Quality Care ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Bergman Clinics   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Clinical outcome; Epidemiology; Sexes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; LYSHOLM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; TEGNER ACTIVITY SCORE; TENDON GRAFT;

EID: 84962867607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23259671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2325967114550638     Document Type: Article

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