Management of overtight medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 480-483

  Thaunat, Mathieu ^a   Erasmus, Pieter J ^a  

^a Knee Clinic   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; Complication; Extensor lag; Loss of flexion; MPFL reconstruction; Overtight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349223527     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-008-0702-z     Document Type: Article

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