Patellar polyethylene peg fracture: A case report and review of the literature

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 472-475

  Shafi, Mohamed ^a   Kim, Young Yul ^a   Lee, Yeon Soo ^a   Kim, Jin Young ^a   Han, Chang Whan ^a  

^a Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Patellar polyethylene fracture

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SYNOVITIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 25444469095     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0566-9     Document Type: Article

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