Growth plate disturbance after transphyseal reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in skeletally immature adolescent patients: An MR imaging study

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 691-696

  Yoo, Won Joon ^a   Kocher, Mininder S ^b   Micheli, Lyle J ^b  

^a Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; adolescents; growth disturbance; transphyseal reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIPHYSEAL CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIBULA; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH PLATE DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETAL IMMATURITY; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CHILD; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051989576     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182210952     Document Type: Review

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