A simple, modified arthroscopic suture fixation of avulsion fracture of the tibial intercondylar eminence in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-21

  Su, Wei Ren ^a   Wang, Ping Hui ^b   Wang, Hung Nan ^c   Lin, Chii Jeng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c MIN HWEI COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arthrex suture lasso; arthroscopic suture fixation; avulsion fracture; tibial intercondylar eminence fracture

Indexed keywords

NONABSORBABLE SUTURE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR DRAWER TEST; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE SURGERY; LACHMAN TEST; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA INTERCONDYLAR EMINENCE FRACTURE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; BICYCLING; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 78650515232     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32832d8452     Document Type: Article

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