Magnetic resonance imaging of acute patellar dislocation in children: Patterns of injury and risk factors for recurrence

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-155

  Seeley, Mark ^a   Bowman, Karl F ^a   Walsh, Christopher ^a   Sabb, Brian J ^a   Vanderhave, Kelly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

acute patellar dislocation; magnetic resonance imaging; pediatric patellae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE FRACTURE; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLA DISLOCATION; PATELLOFEMORAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPRAIN; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PATELLA; PATELLAR DISLOCATION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856877651     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182471ac2     Document Type: Review

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