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Arthrofibrosis of the Knee After Tibial Spine Fracture in Children: A Report of Two Complicated Cases

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  1. Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Purushottam A. Gholve MD, MBMS, MRCS & Roger F. Widmann MD

  2. Shelter Rock Orthopaedic Group, P. C., Manhasset, NY, USA

    Kurt V. Voellmicke MD

  3. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Goztepe Education and Training Hospital, Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey

    Melih Guven MD

  4. Department of Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Hollis G. Potter MD

  5. Division of Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Scott A. Rodeo MD

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Gholve, P.A., Voellmicke, K.V., Guven, M. et al. Arthrofibrosis of the Knee After Tibial Spine Fracture in Children: A Report of Two Complicated Cases. HSS Jrnl 4, 14–19 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-007-9059-y

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