Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury among Patients with Knee Injury Visiting the Out-patient Department of Orthopaedics of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study | Zendy

Sabin Pokharel | Zendy; Sunil Singh Thapa | Zendy; Arjun Lamichhane | Zendy

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury among Patients with Knee Injury Visiting the Out-patient Department of Orthopaedics of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Author(s) -

Sabin Pokharel,

Sunil Singh Thapa,

Arjun Lamichhane

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

journal of nepal medical association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 1815-672X

pISSN - 0028-2715

DOI - 10.31729/jnma.7402

Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament , orthopedic surgery , confidence interval , posterior cruciate ligament , knee joint , cruciate ligament , cross sectional study , tertiary care , surgery , physical therapy , pathology

Anterior cruciate ligament injury diagnoses are often missed at initial presentation. Though better diagnosed by physical examinations when done by orthopaedics surgeons, proper history is also important in diagnosing it. This study aimed to find the prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament injury among patients with knee injury visiting the out-patient Department of Orthopaedics of a tertiary care centre.

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