Femoral condylar fracture through a femoral tunnel eleven years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 963-967

  Julien, Terrill P ^a   Ramappa, Arun J ^a   Rodriguez, Edward K ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMORAL CONDYLAR FRACTURE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KNEE INJURY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMUR; FRACTURE HEALING; INJURY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TENDONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77951929384     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00408     Document Type: Article

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