Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Versus Tibial Spine Fracture in the Skeletally Immature Knee: A Comparison of Skeletal Maturation and Notch Width Index

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Kocher, Mininder S ^a   Mandiga, Rahul ^a   Klingele, Kevin ^a   Bley, Louis ^a   Micheli, Lyle J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Children; Knee; Tibial spine fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; BONE SCREW; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIAL SPINE FRACTURE;

EID: 1442331406     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200403000-00010     Document Type: Article

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