Intra-articular distal femur fracture extending from an expanded femoral tunnel in an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed knee: A case report

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Thangamani, Vijay B ^a   Flanigan, David C ^b   Merk, Bradley R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 73949094769     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181469f42     Document Type: Article

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