Diseases

Knee Dislocation

Slippage of the FEMUR off the TIBIA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Slippage of the FEMUR off the TIBIA.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Dislocation, Knee
  • Dislocations, Knee
  • Knee Dislocations

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with PATELLAR DISLOCATION, which is displacement of the patella (knee cap) from the femoral groove

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Dislocations (1965-2002)
  • Knee Injuries (1965-2002)
  • Knee Joint (1966-2002)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Knee Dislocation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031221. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031221
  2. Knee Dislocation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_dislocation
  3. Knee Dislocation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54875151