Title

Knee Dislocation And Ligamentous Reconstruction

Abstract

Traumatic knee dislocation is uncommon, but early detection and management is critical. Knowledge of the mechanism of injury, thorough clinical evaluation, and MRI can help with the diagnosis and treatment of knee dislocation and associated ligamentous tears. The neurovascular examination is essential to patient care because up to one-third of all knee dislocations can be associated with vascular injury. Open knee dislocation, vascular injury, irreducible dislocation, and compartment syndrome are confounding factors that warrant emergent surgery. Long-term management of the dislocated knee remains controversial. Although conservative management had been supported in past literature, surgical reconstruction with early mobilization and rehabilitation appears to give the best clinical results. No definite consensus exists on which type of operative repair yields the best results. The current literature supports satisfactory cruciate and collateral ligament repair after knee dislocations, using either autografts or allografts, performed as either 1- or 2-stage procedures. Copyright © 2009 SLACK Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publication Title

Orthopedics

Volume

31

Issue

12

Number of Pages

1245-

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20081201-24

Socpus ID

67649390970 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/67649390970

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