Degeneration of the knee joint in skeletally immature patients with a diagnosis of an anterior cruciate ligament tear: is there harm in delay of treatment?

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2582-2587

  Lawrence, J Todd R ^a,b   Argawal, Nina ^a   Ganley, Theodore J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; anterior cruciate ligament tear; cartilage damage; meniscal tear; meniscus; pediatric; skeletally immature; treatment delay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHILD; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83455211497     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511420818     Document Type: Article

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