An algorithm guiding the evaluation and treatment of acute primary patellar dislocations

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-81

  Mehta, Vishal M ^a   Inoue, Motoyasu ^b   Nomura, Eiki ^c   Fithian, Donald C ^d  

^a Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^b Isehara Kyoda Hospital   (Japan)

^c KAWASAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Dislocation; Instability; Knee; MPFL; Patella; Primary

Indexed keywords

BRACE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHM; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMUR FRACTURE; INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ARTHROSCOPY; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; PATELLAR DISLOCATION;

EID: 34248510056     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSA.0b013e318042b695     Document Type: Review

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