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Athlete injuries: Rupture of the cruciate ligament - ZZ/voiceless version

A severe knee sprain accompanied by a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament is a common injury among athletes. VIDEOGRAPHIC Libya’s top general killed — here’s what we know A military operation ...
BMJ

What’s the rate of knee osteoarthritis 10 years after anterior cruciate ligament injury? An updated systematic review

Background This updated systematic review reports data from 2009 on the prevalence, and risk factors, for knee osteoarthritis (OA) more than 10 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.
BMJ

A prospective longitudinal study to assess psychological changes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Musculoskeletal Research Centre and School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Objective: To determine whether the psychological characteristics of athletes who have undergone ...
BMJ

Isokinetic muscle strength training combined with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for rehabilitation of patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a ...

Introduction Anterior cruciate ligament injury seriously affects the motor function of patients. Currently, there are numerous rehabilitation methods after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction ...
SciELO

Immediate physical therapy in dogs with rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament submitted to extracapsular surgical stabilization

The study evaluated the influence of immediate physical therapy on the functional recovery of hind limbs of dogs with experimental cranial cruciate ligament rupture which underwent surgical ...