Dislocation of the knee: An epidemic in waiting?

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-71

  Edwards, Gray A D ^a   Sarasin, Steven M ^a   Davies, Andrew P ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dislocation; injury; knee; ligament; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; KNEE DISLOCATION; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT SURGERY; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PERONEUS NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; SEDATION; STANDING; SURGEON; TIBIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE DISLOCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 84872352118     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.064     Document Type: Article

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