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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

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References

Citations

  1. Seroyer S, West R (2007). Anterior cruciate ligament section of Injuries specific to the female athlete. In PJ McMahon, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Sports Medicine, pp. 259-260. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  2. Honkamp NJ, et al. (2010). Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in adults. In JC DeLee et al., eds., Delee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice, 3rd ed., vol. 2, pp. 1644-1676. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

Other Works Consulted

  • Amy E, Micheo W (2008). Anterior cruciate ligament tear. In WR Frontera et al., eds., Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation, 2nd ed., pp. 307-313. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Biau DJ, et al. (2007). ACL reconstruction: A meta-analysis of functional scores. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 458: 180-187.

  • Gilchrist J, et al. (2008). A randomized controlled trial to prevent noncontact anterior cruciate ligament injury in female collegiate soccer players. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 36(8): 1476-1483.

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

  • Grudziak JS, Musahl V (2007). Anterior cruciate ligament tear section of The youth athlete. In PJ McMahon, ed., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Sports Medicine, pp. 213-220. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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

  • Trees AH, et al. (2005). Exercise for treating isolated anterior cruciate ligament injuries in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4).

  • Trees AH, et al. (2007). Exercise for treating anterior cruciate ligament injuries in combination with collateral ligament and meniscal damage of the knee in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).

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Last Updated: April 04, 2011
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