Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 100-105 , April 2009

The Management of Patella Stress Fractures and the Symptomatic Bipartite Patella

  • Timothy P. Crane, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
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  • Tim J.W. Spalding, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Tim J.W. Spalding, FRCS (Tr & Orth), Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, University Hospital, Clifford Bridge Rd, Coventry CV2 2DX, United Kingdom

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PII: S1060-1872(09)00064-1

doi: 10.1053/j.otsm.2009.05.007

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 100-105 , April 2009

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