Arthrofibrosis of the knee after tibial spine fracture in children: A report of two complicated cases

HSS Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-19

  Gholve, Purushottam A ^a   Voellmicke, Kurt V ^b   Guven, Melih ^c   Potter, Hollis G ^a   Rodeo, Scott A ^a   Widmann, Roger F ^a  

^a Hospital for Special Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b Shelter Rock Orthopaedic Group   (United States)

^c Goztepe Education and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arthrofibrosis; Knee contracture; Tibial spine fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349140930     PISSN: 15563316     EISSN: 15563324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-007-9059-y     Document Type: Article

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