Anatomical reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament in children with open growth-plates

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1647-1651

  Nelitz, M ^a   Reichel, H ^a   Dornacher, D ^a   Lippacher, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; MPFL; Open growth plate; Patellofemoral instability

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CRUTCH; FLUOROSCOPY; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROSCOPY; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84868100429     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-012-1593-5     Document Type: Article

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