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Fractured knee

MedGen UID:
148172
•Concept ID:
C0745541
•
Injury or Poisoning
Synonyms: Fractured Knee; Fractured Knees; Knee, Fractured; Knees, Fractured
SNOMED CT: Fracture of knee (878852003)
 
HPO: HP:0041064

Definition

A partial or complete breakage of the knee. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFractured knee

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tibial Plateau Fracture: Anatomy, Diagnosis and Management.
Rudran B, Little C, Wiik A, Logishetty K
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2020 Oct 2;81(10):1-9. Epub 2020 Oct 30 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2020.0339. PMID: 33135915
Practical guidelines for the treatment of patellar fractures in adults.
Steinmetz S, Brügger A, Chauveau J, Chevalley F, Borens O, Thein E
Swiss Med Wkly 2020 Jan 15;150:w20165. doi: 10.4414/smw.2020.20165. PMID: 31940427
Diagnosis and Management of Common Foot Fractures.
Bica D, Sprouse RA, Armen J
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 1;93(3):183-91. PMID: 26926612

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