Treatment with and without initial stabilizing surgery for primary traumatic patellar dislocation: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-273

  Sillanpää, Petri J ^a,b   M mattila, Ville ^a,c   Mäenpää, Heikki ^a,b   Kiuru, Martti ^a,c   Visuri, Tuomo ^a,c   Pihlajamäki, Harri ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOTICS; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549101083     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01449     Document Type: Article

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