Arthroscopic Fixation of Displaced Tibial Eminence Fractures: A New Growth Plate-Sparing Method

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1239-1243

  Vega, Jorge R ^a   Irribarra, Luis A ^a   Baar, Alejandro K ^a   Iñiguez, Magaly ^a   Salgado, Martin ^a   Gana, Natalia ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Arthroscopic fixation; Reattachment; Tibial eminence fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR DRAWER TEST; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISPLACED TIBIAL EMINENCE FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTION TEST; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL KNEE DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE SCORE; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; LACHMAN TEST; LYSHOLM SCORE; MALE; PIVOT SHIFT TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SUTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXERCISE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUPINE POSITION; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 54149102782     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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