Operative treatment of primary patellar dislocation does not improve medium-term outcome: A 7-year follow-up report and risk analysis of 127 randomized patients

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 699-704

  Nikku, Risto ^a   Nietosvaara, Yrjänä ^a   Aalto, Kari ^a   Kallio, Pentti E ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27644491881     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670510041790     Document Type: Article

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