Acute lateral patellar dislocation at MR imaging: Injury patterns of medial patellar soft-tissue restraints and osteochondral injuries of the inferomedial patella

Radiology

Volumn 225, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 736-743

  Elias, David A ^a   White, Lawrence M ^a   Fithian, Donald C ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b San Diego ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Joints, injuries; Joints, MR; Patella

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INJURY; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0036893229     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2253011578     Document Type: Article

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