Patellar tendon reconstruction using LARS ligament: Surgical technique and case report

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-41

  Naim, Soulat ^a,b   Gougoulias, Nikolaos ^a,c   Griffiths, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b City General   (United Kingdom)

^c FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extensor mechanism; LARS; Patellar tendon; Reconstruction; Rupture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952702543     PISSN: 18288936     EISSN: 18288928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11751-010-0101-0     Document Type: Article

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