Technical failure of medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Bollier, Matthew ^a   Fulkerson, John ^b   Cosgarea, Andy ^c   Tanaka, Miho ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960964283     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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