Return to sport after ACL reconstruction: How, when and why? A narrative review of current evidence

Joints

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-30

  Zaffagnini, Stefano ^a,b   Grassi, Alberto ^a,b   Serra, Margherita ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SIGASCOT ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Injury; Knee; Rehabilitation; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979010950     PISSN: 22824324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11138/jts/2015.3.1.025     Document Type: Article

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