Primary repair of knee dislocations: Results in 25 patients (28 knees) at a mean follow-up of four years

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-96

  Owens, Brett D ^a,b   Neault, Mark ^a   Benson, Emily ^a   Busconi, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Knee dislocation; Primary repair

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE DISLOCATION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE DISLOCATION; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERONEAL NERVE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847154702     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3180321318     Document Type: Article

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