Knee Injuries (Subscribe)


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Knee Ligament Injuries (2)
Knee Ligament Injuries
Meniscus Tears (0)
Cartilage tears
Osteochondral fractures (0)
Osteochondral fractures of the knee
Patellar Dislocation (0)
Patellar Dislocation

Links

Arthroscopic Portal Placement

http://www.vsm.vanderbilt.edu/documents/portals.pdf

Techniques in Knee Surgery 3(1) 2-7, 2004 Brophy et al (full text)
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the latest thinking in portal placement of knee arthroscopy. The location and basic technique of knee arthroscopy portals are described, and the relevant literature is reviewed.

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MAMC Knee Metrics

http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/Clinical/standards/knee_met.htm

Madigan Army Medical Center Clinical Standards Clinical Standard for the Use of MRI & Arthroscopy of the Knee

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The floating knee

http://www.traumamanagement.org/content/1/1/2

The floating knee: epidemiology, prognostic indicators & outcome following surgical management Ulfin Rethnam , Rajam S Yesupalan and Rajagopalan Nair
Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2007, 1:2
onclusion The associated injuries and the type of fracture (open, intra-articular, comminution) are prognostic indicators in the Floating knee. Appropriate management of the associated injuries, intra-medullary nailing of both the fractures and post operative rehabilitation are necessary for good final outcome.

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Traumatic Knee Pain MAMC Referral Guidelines

http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/referral/guidelines/ortho_kneetraum.htm ...

Madigan Army Medical Center Referral Guidelines Diagnosis/Definition Knee pain, instability or loss of motion related to a specific traumatic event.

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