Anterior cruciate ligament rupture: no routine surgery
Prescrire International 21(127): 132
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1167-7422 PMID: 22827007 Document Number: 661242
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.
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