Osteochondral fracture of the lateral femoral condyle involving the entire weight bearing articular surface fixed with biodegradable screws

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 400-401

  Jehan, Shah ^a   Loeffler, Mark David ^b   Pervez, Hamayon ^b  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOOTBALL; FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOCHONDRAL FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING; ARTHROSCOPY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; FEMUR FRACTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; KNEE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ARTHROSCOPY; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951218388     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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