Salter-Harris type III fracture of the medial femoral condyle associated with an anterior cruciate ligament tear. Report of three cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 581-586

  Brone, Lisa A ^a   Wroble, Randall R ^a,b  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SportsMedicine Grant   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031848691     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465980260042001     Document Type: Article

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