Inferior Patellar Pole Avulsion Fractures: Osteosynthesis Compared with Pole Resection

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 696-701

  Kastelec, Matej ^a   Veselko, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATELLA FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1842526435     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200404000-00005     Document Type: Article

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