Bilateral epiphyseal fractures of the proximal tibia within a six-month interval: A case report

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 585-588

  Takai, Shinro ^a   Yoshino, Nobuyuki ^a   Kubo, Yasuomi ^a   Suzuki, Masakiyo ^a   Hirasawa, Yasusuke ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral epiphyseal fracture; Proximal tibia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CASE REPORT; EPIPHYSIS; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTER CAST; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPORT INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; CASTS, SURGICAL; EPIPHYSES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RECURRENCE; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034327331     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200011000-00013     Document Type: Article

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