Ultra-low velocity knee dislocations: Patient characteristics, complications, and outcomes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 358-363

  Werner, Brian C ^a   Gwathmey, F Winston ^a   Higgins, Sean T ^a   Hart, Joseph M ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; knee dislocation; neurovascular injury; obesity; ultra low velocity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; KNEE DISLOCATION; LIGAMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROVASCULAR INJURY; OBESITY; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; ULTRA-LOW VELOCITY;

COMPLICATIONS; KNEE DISLOCATION; NEUROVASCULAR INJURY; OBESITY; ULTRA-LOW VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE DISLOCATION; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERONEAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VASCULAR SYSTEM INJURIES;

EID: 84893520537     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546513508375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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