Knee Dislocation: Descriptive Study of Injuries

Vascular injuries associated with dislocation of the knee.

Two hundred and forty-five knee dislocations were analyzed including forty-one new cases. The high incidence of injuries to the popliteal artery that accompanies this lesion (32 per cent) was confirmed, and it was re-emphasized that vascular repair must be completed within six or at the most eight hours from the time of injury to avoid amputation. Of the patients not treated within that time pe...

Vascular injuries associated with dislocation of the knee: Diagnosis protocol

Complicated Congenital Dislocation of the Knee: A Case Report

  Congenital dislocation of the knee (CDK) is a rare disorder. We report the case of a 7-year-old girl with bilateral knee stiffness, marked anterior bowing of both legs, and inability to walk without aid. Radiologic investigation revealed bilateral knee joint dislocation accompanied by severe anterior bowing of both tibia proximally and posterior bowing of both femur distally, demonstrating ...

Descriptive study of sledding injuries in Canadian children.

OBJECTIVES (1) To describe the characteristics of sledding injuries presenting to a pediatric emergency department and (2) To describe the sledding environment that leads to childhood sledding injuries. SETTING A pediatric hospital emergency department in Ottawa, Canada and identified sledding sites in the region. METHODS All patients less than 18 years with sled related injuries were inclu...

Posterior Knee Dislocation

A 38-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after a motorcycle crash. The patient was unable to walk because of isolated left knee pain. There were multiple abrasions over his left anterior tibia and a deformity of the left knee (Figure 1). The patient had very limited range of motion of his knee because of pain. His pedal pulses were normal bilaterally. The lateral view of th...