Presentation
Entire Body System
- Pain
Ensure adequate traction by frequently assessing pain relief and length of extremity compared to uninjured side. Use adequate analgesia (usually IV opioids) because traction splinting of femur fractures is painful. Click here for Patient Education [msdmanuals.com]
Ensure adequate traction by frequently assessing pain relief and length of extremity compared to uninjured side. Use adequate analgesia (usually IV opioids) because traction splinting of femur fractures is painful. [merckmanuals.com]
Treatment
At the weekly joint meeting, our ward specialists plan treatment solutions together, allowing us to draw on the experience of many physicians to determine the best possible treatment. Units [hus.fi]
Anterior cruciate ligament injuries: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Pediatrics. 2014 May;133(5):e1437-50. Elizabeth B Gausden, Jacob G Calcei, Peter D Fabricant, Daniel W Green. [danielebarnabei.it]
Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Italian First Division Soccer Players. Sports Health. May/Jun 2020;12(3):279-288. [danielebarnabei.it]
Prevention
Anterior cruciate ligament injury: diagnosis, management, and prevention. Am Fam Physician. 2010 Oct 15;82(8):917-22. Håvard Moksnes, Hege Grindem. Prevention and rehabilitation of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament injuries. [danielebarnabei.it]