Transphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients With Open Physes

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 831-838

  Cohen, Moises ^a   Ferretti, Mario ^a   Quarteiro, Marcelo ^a   Marcondes, Frank B ^a   de Hollanda, João P B ^a   Amaro, Joicemar T ^a   Abdalla, Rene J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Immature skeleton; Knee; Open physis; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHILD; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDONS; TIBIA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049099350     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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