Ultra-low-velocity knee dislocations

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2170-2174

  Azar, Frederick M ^a   Brandt, Jason C ^b   Miller, Robert H ^a   Phillips, Barry B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Northeast Arkansas Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

knee dislocation; ligament reconstruction; neurovascular injury; ultra low velocity mechanism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE DISLOCATION; LIGAMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERONEUS NERVE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; KNEE DISLOCATION; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERONEAL NERVE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053892769     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511414855     Document Type: Article

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