Fabella fracture with CT imaging: A case report

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-361

  Heideman, Gregory M ^a   Baynes, Keith E ^a   Mautz, Alan P ^a   DuBois, Melissa S ^a   Roberts, Jason W ^a  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Fabella; Fracture; Posterolateral knee pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FABELLA FRACTURE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE FRACTURE; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SESAMOID BONE; SPINE STABILIZATION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WALKING AID;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ARTHRALGIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SESAMOID BONES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052508442     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: 14381435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-011-0941-z     Document Type: Article

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