Proximal migration of femoral staples after ACL reconstruction in a skeletally immature patient

Orthopedics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 575-576

  Reilly, Christopher W ^a,b   Choit, Rachel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL STAPLING; TENDON TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 34547652976     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20070701-15     Document Type: Article

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