Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 11 , Pages 1232-1238 , November 2008

Arthroscopic Suture Fixation of Tibial Eminence Avulsion Fractures

Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Washington, DC, April 2008.

  • Tsan-Wen Huang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Kuo-Yao Hsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Chun-Ying Cheng, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Lih-Huei Chen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Ching-Jen Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Yi-Sheng Chan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Yi-Sheng Chan, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing St, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Wen-Jer Chen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China

Received 18 February 2008 ,Accepted 1 July 2008.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(08)00577-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.07.008

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 11 , Pages 1232-1238 , November 2008

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