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KMID : 0359619940060010038
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Journal of Korean Knee Society
1994 Volume.6 No. 1 p.38 ~ p.41
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Early Arthroscopic Examination in Acute Traumatic Hemarthrosis of the Knee
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하권익
한성호/정민영/양보규/고병원
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Abstract
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Early diagnosis of the injuries of the knee joint is of great importance in order to prevent disability. However, common diagnostic methods often fail during the acute stage of a knee injury.
Arthroscopy was performed during the acute phase of injury in 49 knees (49 patients) at National Police Hospital from January 1991 to January 1993.
The patient´s averaget age was 26 years (range 16 to 66) and sports was the prominent cause of injury.
Some degree of disruption of the anterior cruciate ligament wasfound in 18 cases (28%) and injuries of other joint structures such as lateral meniscus in 15 cases (23%), medial meniscus in 13 cases (20%) , posteriour cruciate ligament in 4 cases
(6%),
medial collateral ligament in 4 cases (6%) were detected.
In conclusion, a traumatic hemarthrosis indicates a significant knee injury and early arthroscopic examination should be performed as soon as possible.
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