Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents with open physes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 168-175

  Aronowitz, Eric R ^a   Ganley, Theodore J ^a   Goode, Joel R ^a   Gregg, John R ^a   Meyer, James S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE AGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LIMB DEFORMITY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 0034119575     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465000280020601     Document Type: Article

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