Internal fixation for osteochondritis dissecans of the knee

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-322

  Nakagawa, Takumi ^a   Kurosawa, Hisashi ^a   Ikeda, Hiroshi ^a   Nozawa, Masahiko ^a   Kawakami, Akira ^b  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO TEISHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable pin; Knee joint; Open reduction and internal fixation; Osteochondritis dissecans; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044500342     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0521-9     Document Type: Article

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