Functional recovery of athletes through rehabilitation training after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
By: Jin Du and Haoyan Liu
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Language: English
Page range: 99 - 106
Submitted on: Oct 16, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 3, 2026
Published on: Oct 15, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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