Calcification of the patellar tendon after ACL reconstruction: A case report with long-term follow-up

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 277-279

  Erdogan, Fahri ^a,b   Aydingoz, Onder ^a   Kesmezacar, Hayrettin ^a   Erginer, Rifat ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Calcification; Heterotopic ossification; Patellar ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TISSUE DEGENERATION; ARTHROSCOPY; CALCINOSIS; CONVALESCENCE; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CALCINOSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16544372529     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0424-1     Document Type: Article

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