Percutaneous dowel bone grafting of a patella nonunion in a football player

Dave R. Shukla; Andrew S. Sems; Michael J. Stuart

doi:10.3928/01477447-20100329-29

Percutaneous dowel bone grafting of a patella nonunion in a football player

Dave R. Shukla, Andrew S. Sems, Michael J. Stuart

Orthopedic Surgery

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Percutaneous, autogeneic dowel bone grafting and compression screw fixation is a viable treatment option for a transverse patellar nonunion. This technique resulted in patellar healing and rapid return to sports in an athletic, adolescent male.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	332-334
Number of pages	3
Journal	Orthopedics
Volume	33
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20100329-29
State	Published - May 1 2010

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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Percutaneous dowel bone grafting of a patella nonunion in a football player

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