Arthroscopic physeal sparing all inside repair of the tibial avulsion fracture in the anterior cruciate ligament: Technical note

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1309-1312

  Ahn, Jin Hwan ^a   Lee, Yong Seuk ^a,b   Lee, Dong Hoon ^a,c   Ha, Hae Chan ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Bundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

All inside repair; Anterior cruciate ligament; Avulsion fracture; Tibia

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIING; SPLINTING; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; SKIING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 57149116220     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-007-0506-5     Document Type: Article

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