Transepiphyseal reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature athletes: An MRI evaluation for epiphyseal narrowing

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 330-334

  Higuchi, Tetsuo ^a   Hara, Kunio ^a   Tsuji, Yoshiro ^a   Kubo, Toshikazu ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anterior cruciate ligament; MRI; Physes; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; LIMB MALFORMATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73349096605     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32832f7385     Document Type: Article

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