Osteochondritis dissecans of the patella: Arthroscopic fixation with bioabsorbable pins

Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-128

  Matava, Matthew J ^a,b   Brown, Christopher D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Bioabsorbable pins; Osteochondritis dissecans; Patella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE DISEASE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PATELLA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031040823     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-8063(97)90222-X     Document Type: Article

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