Epidemiology and natural history of acute patellar dislocation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1114-1121

  Fithian, Donald C ^a,e   Paxton, Elizabeth W ^a   Stone, Mary Lou ^a   Silva, Patricia ^b   Davis, Daniel K ^a   Elias, David A ^c,d   White, Lawrence M ^c,d  

^a Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acute patellar dislocation; Natural history; Outcome; Prospective; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP DISLOCATION, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242769095     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503260788     Document Type: Article

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