Injury of the knee ligaments associated with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures

Injury of the knee ligaments associated with ipsilateral femoral shaft fractures

OBJECTIVE: With the objective of identifying the incidence of ipsilateral knee ligament injury, thirty-six patients with femoral shaft fractures were evaluated. METHODS: During the osteosynthesis procedure to repair the femur while under anesthesia, all patients underwent a physical examination...

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Main Authors: Marco Tulio Lopes Caldas, Dorotea Starling Malheiros, Angelo Paulo Lazzaroni, Eduardo Axer Avelino, Anderson Jose Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Fratura
Femur
Ligamentos
Joelho
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000500438&lng=en&tlng=en

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