Arthroscopically assisted treatment of avulsion fractures of the posterior cruciate ligament from the tibia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2001, Pages

  Kim, Sung Jae ^a   Shin, Sang Jin ^a   Choi, Nam Hong ^a,b   Cho, Shin Kang ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TIBIA;

EID: 17144475032     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200105000-00008     Document Type: Article

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