Volumetric injury of the distal femoral physis during double-bundle ACL reconstruction in children: A three-dimensional study with use of magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1033-1038

  Shea, Kevin G ^a   Grimm, Nathan L ^a   Belzer, Jennifer S ^a  

^a Intermountain Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL FEMUR PHYSIS INJURY; DOUBLE BUNDLE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METAPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 79961097606     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01047     Document Type: Article

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