Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 431-438 , April 2005

Factors related to additional knee injuries after anterior cruciate ligament injury

Presented as a poster exhibit at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Orlando, Florida, June 30-July 3, 2002.

  • Daniel P. O’Connor, Ph.D., P.T., A.T.C.

      Affiliations

    • Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute, The University of Texas Medical School-Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Daniel P. O’Connor, Ph.D., P.T., A.T.C., Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute, 7401 S. Main St, Houston, TX 77030, U.S.A
    • ,
  • Mitzi S. Laughlin, Ph.D., A.T.C.

      Affiliations

    • Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute, The University of Texas Medical School-Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A
    • ,
  • G. William Woods, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Fondren Orthopedic Group L.L.P., and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School-Houston, Houston, Texas, U.S.A

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PII: S0749-8063(04)01392-1

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.12.004

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 431-438 , April 2005

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