Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 250-256 , October 2007

The Management of Patellar Instability in the Skeletally Immature Patient

  • Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD, Department of Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th St, New York, NY 10021.
    • ,
  • Christopher S. Ahmad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.

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PII: S1048-6666(07)00084-5

doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.10.008

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 250-256 , October 2007

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