Surgical versus conservative interventions for anterior cruciate ligament ruptures in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Linko, Eric ^a   Harilainen, Arsi ^b   Malmivaara, Antti ^c   Seitsalo, Seppo ^b  

^a Diacor Hospital   (Finland)

^b ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT DISEASE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INJURIES; JOINT INSTABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RUPTURE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE;

EID: 84963700031     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001356.pub4     Document Type: Review

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