The value of the ankle-brachial index for diagnosing arterial injury after knee dislocation: A prospective study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1261-1265

  Mills, William J ^a   Barei, David P ^a   McNair, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b St Anthony Central Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

ABI; Ankle brachial index; Arteriography; Knee dislocation; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE DISLOCATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3142523296     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000068995.63201.0B     Document Type: Article

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