Assessment of articular cartilage damage in weight bearing region during acute and chronic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Surgery - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Knee injuries are a common occurrence particularly among young active individuals usually secondary to sports injuries. Injuries to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) are most common accounting for 40% to 50% of all ligamentous knee injuries. (1) These tears occur whenever there is maximum strain on the ligament with the knee in near full extension with a valgus force applied
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Rahul P, Sathish Kumar T, Satish Shervegar, Ashok Kumar P, Sandeep Reddy
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