Posterior cruciate ligament avulsion from the tibia: Fixation by a posteromedial approach

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-167

  Dhillon, M S ^a   Singh, H P ^a   Nagi, O N ^a  

^a Sector 39 B ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA FRACTURE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; SKELETON TRACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0037697693     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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