The effect of placing a tensioned graft across open growth plates: A gross and histologic analysis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 725-734

  Edwards, T Bradley ^a   Greene, Craig C ^a   Baratta, Richard V ^a   Zieske, Arthur ^a   Willis, R Baxter ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE SCREW; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA LATA; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH PLATE; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY;

EID: 0035018504     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200105000-00012     Document Type: Article

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