Delayed reduction of traumatic knee dislocation: A case report and literature review
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Journal
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Issue
330
DOI
10.1097/00003086-199609000-00018
Abstract
Knee dislocation after high energy trauma poses a major challenge to patients and treating physicians. The case presented documents the history and treatment of an unreduced posterior knee dislocation discovered 24 weeks after injury. Delayed surgical reduction was achieved, and satisfactory results were obtained with 22 months of followup of the patient. A detailed review of the literature found no comparable examples of longstanding traumatic dislocations of the knee but shed light on the probable cause for this unusual case. Close clinical followup, even after appropriate initial treatment of knee dislocations, is needed to eliminate similar occurrences.
APA Citation
Henshaw, R., Shapiro, M., & Oppenheim, W. (1996). Delayed reduction of traumatic knee dislocation: A case report and literature review. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, (330). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003086-199609000-00018