Internal fixation of undisplaced lesions of osteochondritis dissecans in the knee

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 900-904

  Din, Robert ^a   Annear, P ^a   Scaddan, J ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLYLACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVITIS; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746086015     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B7.17210     Document Type: Article

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