An unusual complication of knee arthroscopy: An extra-articular migrated asymptomatic broken probe from the knee joint

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-287

  Öztekin, Haluk H ^a,b  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Broken arthroscopic probe; Complication in knee arthroscopy; Instrument break age; Knee arthroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; PAIN; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 20944437115     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0776-0     Document Type: Article

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