The incidence of rupture of the knee ligaments was retrospectively studied in 47 patients with ipsilateral fractures of the femoral and tibial diaphyseal shaft. Fifteen patients proved to have an instability of the knee at the time of follow up. Disruption of the knee ligaments had not been recognis
Patella fractures associated with injuries of the knee ligament
✍ Scribed by M. Kosanović; R. Komadina; M. Batista
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 221 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
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