title: Anterior cruciate ligament rupture: no routine surgery.
abstract: A 2-year trial suggests that well-conducted rehabilitation is as effective as immediate surgery, and that surgery can be avoided in about 50% of cases, These results resolve questions left unanswered by 2 other, lower-quality trials.
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities