Supracondylar femoral fracture after arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1591-1596

  Mithoefer, Kai ^a   Gill, Thomas J ^a   Vrahas, Mark S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 21444454078     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200507000-00024     Document Type: Article

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