Spontaneous Locking of the Knee After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction as a Result of a Broken Tibial Fixation Device

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1195-1197

  Metcalfe, Andrew J ^a   James, Stuart H ^a   Fairclough, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Hamstring graft; Intrafix

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; WOUND HEALING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SPASM;

EID: 52949117717     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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