A complex knee injury in a rugby league player. Combined rupture of the patellar tendon, anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments, with a medial meniscal tear

Injury Extra

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 327-328

  Shillington, Mark ^a   Logan, Martin ^a,b   Watts, Mark ^c   Myers, Peter ^a,b  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Brisbane Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 49349085701     PISSN: 15723461     EISSN: 15723461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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