Distal femoral physeal implications of an anatomic ACL reconstruction in a skeletally immature soccer player: A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Nelson, Joshua ^a   Miller, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE GROWTH; BRACE; CASE REPORT; EPIPHYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; X RAY FILM;

EID: 79961071442     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01162     Document Type: Article

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