Nonunion after fracture of the anterior tibial spine: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-92

  Vargas, Bernardo ^a   Lutz, Nicolas ^a   Dutoit, Michel ^a   Zambelli, Pierre Yves ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anterior tibial spine; Avulsion fracture; Intercondylar eminence; Knee; Malunion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; KNEE INSTABILITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649538427     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e328329895b     Document Type: Article

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