Osteochondritis of the femoral condyles in children and adolescents: Our experience over the last 28 years

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-29

  Cepero, Santiago ^a   Ullot, Rosendo ^a   Sastre, Sergi ^a,b  

^a Sant Joan de Deu Children's Hospital   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Arthroscopy; Child; Knee joint; Osteochondritis dissecans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 10844276479     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200501000-00004     Document Type: Article

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