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Femoral Stress Fracture Following Meniscal Failure

OBJECTIVES: To discuss the effect of meniscal failure. METHODS: A presentation of a series of cases followed by a literature review and conclusion RESULTS: A presentation of a series of cases of femoral fracture following arthroscopic meniscectomy and also after failure of meniscal function followin...

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Autor principal: Witherow, Dr Greg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455876/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967117S00207
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description OBJECTIVES: To discuss the effect of meniscal failure. METHODS: A presentation of a series of cases followed by a literature review and conclusion RESULTS: A presentation of a series of cases of femoral fracture following arthroscopic meniscectomy and also after failure of meniscal function following a tear. A review of the historical perspectives of the causes of the condylar breakdown. A discussion of the likely cause of femoral condylar fracture and its management. CONCLUSION: An understanding of the effect of loss of meniscal function and the patients who are at risk.
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spelling pubmed-54558762017-06-12 Femoral Stress Fracture Following Meniscal Failure Witherow, Dr Greg Orthop J Sports Med Article OBJECTIVES: To discuss the effect of meniscal failure. METHODS: A presentation of a series of cases followed by a literature review and conclusion RESULTS: A presentation of a series of cases of femoral fracture following arthroscopic meniscectomy and also after failure of meniscal function following a tear. A review of the historical perspectives of the causes of the condylar breakdown. A discussion of the likely cause of femoral condylar fracture and its management. CONCLUSION: An understanding of the effect of loss of meniscal function and the patients who are at risk. SAGE Publications 2017-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5455876/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967117S00207 Text en © The Author(s) 2017 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This open-access article is published and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits the noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction of the article in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this article without the permission of the Author(s). For reprints and permission queries, please visit SAGE’s Web site at http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav.
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