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West Indian med. j
; 37(4): 226-8, dec. 1988. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-78625
ABSTRACT
Diagnostic artroscopy is a useful adjunct to clinical and radiological examinations in assessing internal derangements of the knee. This series of fifty cases shows asn average diagnostic accuracy of approximately 90-92%. This accuracy varied from 85% in the early stages to 98% in the later cases. We have found this procedure to be significant value in assessing acute sports imjuries of the knee joint, allowing early treatment and full rehabilitations of the athletes