MRI of osteochondral defects of the lateral femoral condyle: Incidence and pattern of injury after transient lateral dislocation of the patella

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1332-1337

  Sanders, Timothy G ^a,b   Paruchuri, Narayan Babu ^a,c   Zlatkin, Michael B ^a,c  

^a National Musculoskeletal Imaging   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Knee; MRI; Musculoskeletal imaging; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHILD; CONTUSIONS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33750346220     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1471     Document Type: Article

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