[Treatment of post-traumatic dislocation of the patella. Critical study of 29 cases (author's transl)].
The treatment of post-traumatic dislocation of the patella depends on careful examination. One should propose surgery in most cases, for not only one may leave a foreign body within the joint, but above all correction of the extensor apparatus is necessary in more than 50 p. cent of cases, to avoid a recurrence. The quality of the results depends on the preoperative analysis of the knee. Our study of 29 cases confirmed this.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries*
Traitement des luxations post-traumatiques de la rotule. Etude critique de 29 observations.