Posterior cruciate and posterolateral ligament reconstruction in an adolescent with open physes: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1598-1604

  Anderson, Allen F ^a   Anderson, Christian N ^a  

^a Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447276145     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200707000-00026     Document Type: Article

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