BASK Instructional Lecture 2: Long-term effects of anterior cruciate injury.
The concept than an intact anterior cruciate is needed for normal knee function and that its absence is associated with meniscal damage and hyaline cartilage has become widely accepted. This evidence for this assumption and the suggested effects of surgical reconstruction is presented.
University of Wales College of Medicine, Health Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4XW, UK. faircloughroom@freeuk.com
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D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome