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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

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Citations

  1. Shea MA, et al. (2003). Knee pain, swelling, and instability. Physician and Sportsmedicine, 31(9): 31–33.

  2. Fu FH, et al. (2000). Current trends in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 28(1): 123–130.

  3. Noyes FJ, Barber-Westin SD (2001). Revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Report of 11-year experience and results in 114 consecutive patients. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures, 50: 451–461.

  4. D'Amato MJ, Rach BR Jr (2003). Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the adult section of Anterior cruciate ligament injuries. In JC DeLee, D Drez Jr, eds., Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 2012–2067. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  5. Shea KG, et al. (2003). Anterior cruciate ligament injury in paediatric and adolescent patients. A review of basic science and clinical research. Sports Medicine, 33(6): 455–471.

  6. Silbey MB, Fu FH (2001). Anterior cruciate ligament. In FH Fu, DA Stone, eds., Sports Injuries: Mechanisms, Prevention, Treatment, 2nd ed., pp. 1115–1121. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  7. McMahon PJ, et al. (2003). Anterior cruciate ligament injury. In HB Skinner, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Orthopedics, 3rd ed., pp. 165–168. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Other Works Consulted

  • Grant JA, et al. (2003). ACL reconstruction with autografts. Physician and Sportsmedicine, 31(4): 27–32, 40.

  • Miller SL, et al. (2002). Graft selection in anterior ligament reconstruction. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 33(4): 675–683.

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Last Updated: May 19, 2006
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