Analysis of failed surgery for patellar instability in children with open growth plates

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 822-828

  Nelitz, Manfred ^a   Theile, Michael ^a   Dornacher, Daniel ^a   Wölfle, Julia ^a   Reichel, Heiko ^a   Lippacher, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Recurrent patellofemoral instability; Trochlear dysplasia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860118076     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1599-5     Document Type: Article

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