Adolescent ACL Injury

Journal of Knee Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-93

  Pavlovich, Raymond ^a   Goldberg, Steven H ^a   Bach, Bernard R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPORT; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SOCCER; TIBIA;

EID: 2542551172     PISSN: 15388506     EISSN: 19382480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248203     Document Type: Article

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