Avulsion of the femoral attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament in a 3-year-old boy

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-98

  Corso, Salvatore J ^a   Whipple, Terry L ^b  

^a Orthopaedics Sports Assoc Long Isl   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPES; FEMUR; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030030719     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(96)90227-3     Document Type: Article

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