Arthroscopic surgery for primary traumatic patellar dislocation: A prospective, nonrandomized study comparing patients treated with and without acute arthroscopic stabilization with a median 7-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2301-2309

  Sillanpää, Petri J ^a,b,d   M̈enp̈̈, Heikki M ^b   Mattila, Ville M ^a   Visuri, Tuomo ^a,c   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Central Military Hospital ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Dislocation; Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL); Patella

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATELLA CHONDROMALACIA; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249149236     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508322894     Document Type: Article

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