The outcome of operatively treated anterior cruciate ligament disruptions in the skeletally immature child

Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 627-634

  Lo, Ian K Y ^a   Kirkley, Alexandra ^a   Fowler, Peter J ^a   Miniaci, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACL reconstruction; Operative treatment; Skeletally immature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH PLATE; HAMSTRING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA TENDON; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030842783     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(97)90191-2     Document Type: Article

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