Resorbable pin refixation of an osteochondral fracture of the lateral femoral condyle due to traumatic patellar dislocation: Case management, follow-up and strategy in adolescents

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Ihre Grenzgebiete

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-108

  Braune, C ^a   Rehart, S ^b   Kerschbaumer, F ^b   Jager A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute patellar dislocation; Lateral femur condyle; Osteochondral fracture; Osteochondral refixation; Resorbable pins

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLY 4 DIOXANON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYDIOXANONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATELLA DISLOCATION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE NAIL; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; JOINT DESTRUCTION; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BONE NAILS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; JOINT LOOSE BODIES; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POLYDIOXANONE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SOCCER;

EID: 1542299142     PISSN: 00443220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817655     Document Type: Article

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