The undulating area of the distal femoral physis has been measured in New Zealand White
rabbits, by using an image analyzer in histologic sections, and correlated to radiographic …

Background: The incidence of primary lateral patellar dislocation (LPD) in children aged 9 to
14 years is 0.6 to 1.2 per 1000. Causation is assumed to be multifactorial, including …

Most youth sports around the world are classified on the basis of chronological age to
guarantee equal chances within each of the different age groups. At the elite level …

Twenty-eight consecutive, skeletally immature patients (9.9-15.0 years of age at the time of
injury) with total rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) were followed up for 3-5 …

Background The surgical treatment of femur shaft fractures in children is changing, and the
time spent in hospital is shorter than before. The purpose of this nationwide epidemiology …

Background and purpose The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is
distinguished from other knee-specific measures by the inclusion of separate scales for …

Background: A lateral patellar dislocation (LPD) is the most common traumatic knee injury
with hemarthrosis in children. The redislocation rate is high. Varying operative and …

In a long-term follow-up (mean 16 years) of 61 children with anterior tibial spine fractures,
subjective knee function (Lysholm score) was excellent or good in 87% of the subjects and …

Background: A lateral patellar dislocation (LPD) is the most common knee injury in children
with traumatic knee hemarthrosis. The medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL), the important …

Background: Hemarthrosis after acute knee trauma is a sign of a potentially serious knee
injury. Few studies have described the epidemiology and detailed injury spectrum of acute …