Complete Transphyseal Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the Skeletally Immature

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 779-788

  Paletta, George A ^a  

^a Spine Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Complete; Deformities; Immature; Reconstruction; Transphyseal

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BONE GRAFT; BONE MATURATION; DRILL; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON GRAFT; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

AGE FACTORS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; KNEE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80055075463     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: 1556228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.08.003     Document Type: Review

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