Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15 , February 2008

Development and preliminary validation of a scale to measure the psychological impact of returning to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Received 29 August 2006 ,Revised 19 September 2007 ,Accepted 20 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2007.09.003

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 9-15 , February 2008