Simultaneous bilateral avulsion fractures of the tibial tuberosity in adolescence: a case report and review of over 50 years of literature

Knee

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 404-407

  Hamilton, S W ^a   Gibson, P H ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Avulsion fracture; Bilateral; Tibial tuberosity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33748176363     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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