The triplane variant of the tibial apophyseal fracture: A case report and a review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 406-408

  Hermus, Joris P S ^a   Driessen, Marcel J M ^a   Mulder, Hans ^b   Bos, Cees F A ^a  

^a JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Red Cross Hospital Den Haag   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apophyseal fracture; Proximal tibial triplane

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE; EPIPHYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG MOVEMENT; LITERATURE; MALE; METAPHYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIAL APOPHYSEAL FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; EPIPHYSES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; SOCCER; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0242331766     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00009957-200311000-00010     Document Type: Article

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