Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 1212-1225 , September 2010

Lower Extremity Compensatory Neuromuscular and Biomechanical Adaptations 2 to 11 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

  • John Nyland, D.P.T., S.C.S., Ed.D., A.T.C., C.S.C.S., F.A.C.S.M.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to John Nyland, D.P.T., S.C.S., Ed.D., A.T.C., C.S.C.S., F.A.C.S.M., Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, 210 E Gray St, Ste 1003, Louisville, KY 40202, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • Scott Klein, M.D.
    • ,
  • David N.M. Caborn, M.D.

Received 28 April 2009 ,Accepted 5 January 2010.

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 Supported by the Fischer-Owen Orthopaedic Research Fund (Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY). The authors report no conflict of interest.

 

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PII: S0749-8063(10)00039-3

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2010.01.003

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 1212-1225 , September 2010

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