Evaluation and Management of Traumatic Knee Injuries in the Emergency Department - 18/04/15
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Posttraumatic knee pain is a common presentation in the emergency department (ED). The use of clinical decision rules can rule out reliably fractures of the knee and reduce the unnecessary cost and radiation exposure associated with plain radiographs. If ligamentous or meniscal injury to the knee is suspected, the ED physician should arrange for expedited follow- up with the patient's primary care physician or an orthopedic specialist for consideration of an MRI and further management. Patients presenting after high-energy mechanisms are at risk for occult fracture and vascular injuries. ED providers must consider these injuries in the proper clinical setting.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Knee, Fracture, Dislocation, Neurovascular damage
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Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest or funding sources to disclose. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. |
Vol 33 - N° 2
P. 345-362 - mai 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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