Ligament injuries are among the most common causes of musculoskeletal joint pain and
disability encountered in primary practice today. Ligament injures create disruptions in the …

Ligament injuries are among the most common causes of musculoskeletal joint pain and
disability encountered in primary practice today. Ligament injuries create disruptions in the …

Purpose of review: The recent literature on the factors that initiate and accelerate the
progression of osteoarthritis following ligament injuries and their treatment is reviewed …

The treatment of ligament injuries, particularly knee‐ligament injuries, has occupied a
substantial portion of the orthopaedic literature for several decades. It remains unclear …

Tendons and ligaments are fibrous connective tissues that facilitate stability and motion of
joints. Significant dysfunction and disability may result from suboptimal healing of tendon …

Wound healing and repair of injured tissues follows several steps in the healthy individual.
Following birth, the process is initiated by the inflammatory response and subsequent steps …

Osteoarthritis (OA) or degenerative joint disease (DJD) is more common than all the other
types of arthritis combined. It is well-established that injury to a joint increases the chances …

Written by well-known experts in a reader-friendly style, this is the only book to focus
specifically on post-surgical guidelines for successful rehabilitation of the knee and shoulder …

Ligaments and tendons are soft connective tissues which serve essential roles for
biomechanical function of the musculoskeletal system by stabilizing and guiding the motion …

Knee ligament injuries are common, particularly in sports and sports related activities.
Rupture of these ligaments upsets the balance between knee mobility and stability, resulting …