Knee dislocations - A retrospective study comparing operative versus closed immobilization treatment outcomes

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 540-544

  Wong, Chin Ho ^a   Tan, Jee Lim ^a   Chang, Haw Chong ^a   Khin, Lay Wai ^b   Low, Cheng Ooi ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complex ligamentous knee injury; Functional outcome; International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score; Knee function; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; KNEE SURGERY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE DISLOCATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12444260655     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-003-0490-4     Document Type: Review

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