All-Epiphyseal, All-Inside Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Technique for Skeletally Immature Patients

Arthroscopy Techniques

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  McCarthy, Moira M ^a   Graziano, Jessica ^a   Green, Daniel W ^a   Cordasco, Frank A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE MATURATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EPIPHYSIS; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84871172532     PISSN: 22126287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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