Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
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Witvrouw E

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

Biography

Erik Witvrouw is professor at the department of Rehabilitation Science and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Ghent University. His main area of research is prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries in sports. He authored more than 120 SCI publications in international peer reviewed journals and obtained funding for more than 30 scientific and corporate service projects. He is one of the founders of Victoris and of the spin-off company Spartanova.

Publications

Return to Sport after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Literature Review

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are very common in an athletic population. An ACL injury is a major injury, with a devastating effect on the athletes’ sports participation. The goal after an ACL surgery is to return to sport, and ideally to the same level of sports participation as prior to the injury. In the literature, reports of ... Read More»

Kyritsis P and Witvrouw E

Review Article: J Nov Physiother 2014, 4:193

DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000193

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