Partial tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament: diagnosis and treatment

Partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are common and represent 10-27% of the total. The main reasons for attending to cases of non-torn bundles are biomechanical, vascular and proprioceptive. Continued presence of the bundle also serves as protection during the healing process. There...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Frois Temponi, Lúcio Honório de Carvalho Júnior, Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, Pierre Chambat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000100009&lng=en&tlng=en