title: Sideline management of acute knee injuries.
abstract: Sideline management of acute knee injuries requires medical personnel to have knowledge of injury patterns, mechanisms, physical findings, and treatment strategies. Fractures and multiple-ligament injured knees need to be rapidly diagnosed and stabilized to allow for timely transfer to a location where further evaluation and definitive treatment can be provided.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, K401 Kentucky Clinic, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Madaleno
authors.forename: Darren L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D031221:Knee Dislocation / Q000628:therapy; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography