Incidence of acute traumatic patellar dislocation among active-duty united states military service members

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1997-2004

  Hsiao, Mark ^a   Owens, Brett D ^a   Burks, Robert ^b   Sturdivant, Rodney X ^c   Cameron, Kenneth L ^a  

^a KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

dislocation; epidemiology; patella; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATELLA DISLOCATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958175421     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510371423     Document Type: Article

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