Laxity and Functional Outcome after Arthroscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation of Displaced Tibial Spine Fractures in Children

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1085-1090

  Kocher, Mininder S ^a   Foreman, Edward S ^a   Micheli, Lyle J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Children; Fracture; Knee; Tibial spine fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; BONE SCREW; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISPLACED TIBIA SPINE FRACTURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT LAXITY; LACHMAN EXAMINATION; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; MARSHALL SCORE; MCKEEVER TYPE 3 FRACTURE FIXATION; MEYERS FRACTURE FIXATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TEGNER SCORE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347627726     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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