| The University of Delaware Physical Therapy Department sponsors
a Journal Club for the sports medicine community including local physicians,
physical therapists, athletic trainers, researchers and biomechanists on
the third monday of every month. The purpose of the Journal Club is to
critically review the current literature on topics of particular interest
to the Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Community. Examples of previous
topics include ergogenic aides, concussions, and stress fractures.
This Month's Journal Club
| Date |
Link To Articles |
| Dec 16, 1996 |
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Graft Selection for ACL Reconstruction:
Autograft
Howell SM, Taylor MA: Brace-free
rehabilitation, with early return to activity, for knees reconstructed
with a double-looped semitendinosus and gracilis graft. J Bone Joint
Surg Am 78:814-825, 1996
O'Neill DB: Arthroscopically
assisted reconstruction of the ACL. A prospective randomized analysis of
three techniques. J Bone Joint Surg Am 78:803-813, 1996
Snyder-Mackler L, Delitto A, Bailey S,
Stralka SW: Quadriceps femoris muscle strength
and functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction:
a prospective randomized clinical trial of electrical stimulation.
J Bone Joint Surg 77-A:1166-1173, 1995
Tohyama H et al: Morphometry
of the semitendinosus and gracilis tendons with application to ACL reconstruction.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthosc 1:143-147, 1993
Rosenberg-TD et al: Extensor
mechanism function after patellar tendon graft harvest for anterior cruciate
ligament reconstruction. AJSM. 1992 Sep-Oct; 20(5): 519-25
Rubinstein-RA Jr et al:
Isolated autogenous bone-patellar tendon-bone graft site morbidity.
AJSM. 1994 May-Jun; 22(3): 324-7
Kleipool-AE et al:
Pain after use of the central third of the patellar tendon for cruciate
ligament reconstruction. 33 patients followed 2-3 years. Acta-Orthop-Scand.
65(1): 62-6 1994
Yasude K et al: Graft
site morbidity with autogenous semitendinosus and gracilis tendons.
AJSM. 23:706-714, 1995
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