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Surgery no better than conservative management for pediatric acute patellar dislocation

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March 2013

Surgery no better than conservative management for pediatric acute patellar dislocation

Vol: 2| Issue: 2| Number:197| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2

Acute Patellar Dislocation in Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Mar;90(3):463-70.

Contributing Authors:
Sauli Palmu Pentti E Kallio Simon T Donell Ilkka Helenius Yrjana Nietosvaara

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62 children, younger than sixteen years of age, with an evident or suspected acute patellar dislocation in 64 knees admitted to the emergency department, were randomized to be treated non-operatively or operatively. This study aimed to compare the long-term outcomes between treatments. Overall, the long-term subjective and functional outcomes after acute patellar dislocation were reported satisfac...

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