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The Assessment of Acute Injuries of the Knee, with the Results of Early Ligament Repair
Author(s) -
McNeur J. Clarke
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1968.tb06250.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ligament , acute injury , surgery
Accurate assessment of the degree of damage sustained in an acute injury to the knee joint is of importance in determining treatment, and therefore to the future function of that joint. Adequate investigation, including examination of the joint under a general anesthetic with “strain” radiographs, is necessary. The results of surgical repair of ruptured ligaments in 22 knees arc reported, these results confirming the value of early ligament repair.