Sleeve fracture of the upper pole of the patella: A case report

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-117

  Van Isacker, Tom ^a,b   De Boeck, Hugo ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Patelle; Sleeve fracture; Upper pole

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; PATELLA; PERIOSTEUM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; PATELLA; PERIOSTEUM;

EID: 33947141435     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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