Posterior cruciate ligament injury and posterolateral instability in a 6-year-old child: A case report

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-136

  MacDonald, Peter B ^a,b   Black, Brian ^a   Old, Jason ^a   Dyck, Myrna ^a   Davidson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTER CAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0037240769     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465030310010701     Document Type: Article

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