Management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in skeletally immature adolescents

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 68-74

  Shelbourne, K D ^a   Patel, D V ^a   McCarroll, J R ^a  

^a METHODIST SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament injury; Skeletal immaturity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0030339057     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01477256     Document Type: Article

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