Simplification of the Elmslie-Trillat procedure for patellofemoral malalignment

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 211-215

  Tomatsu, T ^a,b   Imai, N ^a   Hanada, T ^a   Nakamura, Y ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY OISO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE DISLOCATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATELLA; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029770724     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640050065     Document Type: Article

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