Chronic rupture of the extensor apparatus of the knee joint

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 511-513

  Poonnoose, P M ^a   Korula, R J ^a   Oommen, A T ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Extensor expansion rupture; Extensor mechanism rupture; Iliotibial band; Patellectomy; Quadriceps tendon rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAST REMOVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FASCIA LATA; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; JOINT; KNEE INJURY; KNEE PROSTHESIS; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDON RUPTURE; WALKING AID; CHRONIC DISEASE; INJURY; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RUPTURE; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 33646707503     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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