Acute patellar dislocation-closed or operative treatment?

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 415-418

  Järvinen, Markku ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KNEE DISLOCATION; PATELLA;

DISLOCATIONS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE INJURIES; PATELLA; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030688902     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679708996253     Document Type: Review

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