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Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Interventions for Treating Patellar Dislocation
- Source :
- Orthopaedic Nursing. 36:240-241
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017.
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Abstract
- BackgroundPatellar (knee cap) dislocation, characterized by trauma of the surrounding connective tissue with subsequent displacement of the patella out with its normal position, is a common orthopaedic injury seen in children and young adults. The injury is most often sustained during sporting activ
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Patellar Dislocation
Connective tissue
musculoskeletal system
Severity of Illness Index
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
medicine.anatomical_structure
Normal position
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Patella
Orthopaedic injury
Displacement (orthopedic surgery)
Dislocation
business
human activities
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07446020
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Orthopaedic Nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bcd84b529b4c8bb6e228e8914843707b