Transphyseal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature pubescent adolescents

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89 A, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2632-2639

  Kocher, Mininder S ^a   Smith, Jeremy T ^a   Zoric, Bojan J ^a   Lee, Ben ^a   Micheli, Lyle J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GROWTH DISORDER; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; LEG LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENISCAL SURGERY; METAPHYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; TENDON GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849033777     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01560     Document Type: Article

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