Transverse femoral implant prominence: Four cases demonstrating a preventable complication for ACL reconstruction

Orthopedics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Argintar, Evan ^a   Scherer, Benjamin ^a   Jordan, Tom ^a   Klimkiewicz, John ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; ILIOTIBIAL BAND FRICTION SYNDROME; IMPLANT; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSVERSE FEMORAL IMPLANT PROMINENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMUR; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; ILIOTIBIAL BAND SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651371792     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20101021-29     Document Type: Article

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