title: [Indications for surgical treatment in acute knee].
abstract: Indications for surgical treatment in the acute knee injuries are discussed: obligatory and those in which the immediate surgical intervention can avoid chronicity of the condition. There must be taken in consideration also the factors such as age, sex and physical activity and state of ligaments, patella and eventual existence of necrosis.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Amatuzzi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006395:Hemarthrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Indicações do tratamento cirúrgico no joelho agudo.