Arthrofibrosis after surgical fixation of tibial eminence fractures in children and adolescents

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 298-301

  Vander Have, Kelly L ^a   Ganley, Theodore J ^b   Kocher, Mininder S ^c   Price, Charles T ^d   Herrera Soto, Jose A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrofibrosis; Physeal arrest; Tibial eminence fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; TIBIA FRACTURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 76849110411     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509348001     Document Type: Article

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