Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using hamstring autograft in children and adolescents

Arthroscopy Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Ladenhauf, Hannah N ^a   Berkes, Marschall B ^b   Green, Daniel W ^b  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; FEMORAL GRAFT; FEMUR EPIPHYSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MEDIAL PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; MUSCLE GRAFT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84879552429     PISSN: 22126287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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