Conservative Versus Surgical Treatment for Repair of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament in Acute Dislocations of the Patella

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 620-625

  Camanho, Gilberto Luis ^a   Viegas, Alexandre de Christo ^a   Bitar, Alexandre Carneiro ^a   Demange, Marco Kawamura ^a   Hernandez, Arnaldo José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dislocation; Knee; Medial patellofemoral ligament; Patellofemoral; Recurrences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLA LIGAMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; SUTURE ANCHOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; REPLANTATION; SUTURE ANCHORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349263847     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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