Growth disturbances without growth arrest after ACL reconstruction in children

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1496-1500

  Chotel, Franck ^a   Henry, Julien ^b   Seil, Romain ^c   Chouteau, Julien ^b   Moyen, Bernard ^b   Bérard, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Children; Growth disturbance; Overgrowth; Reconstruction; Skeletally immature

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649961676     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1069-5     Document Type: Article

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