Knee Dislocation

09/01/2014 - "Other measures such as diagnostic modality used and the vessel injured after knee dislocation were also evaluated. "
01/01/2013 - "Associated injuries of knee dislocation are common and include popliteal vessel damage requiring surgical repair and injuries to the peroneal nerve. "
09/01/1976 - "Review of the literature in which series of knee dislocations were reported has revealed a 28% incidence of thrombosis or rupture of this critical vessel. "

03/01/1989 - "One of the siblings who did not have hip and knee dislocations clinically resembled Grebe chondrodysplasia, another severe acromesomelic dwarfing condition. "

09/01/2012 - "Even after successful ligament constructions; unresolved CPN palsy is a factor contributing to bad outcome after knee dislocations. "

12/01/1993 - "All patients with a diagnosis of knee dislocation during a 7 1/2-year period (1984-1991) were reviewed retrospectively. "

06/01/2008 - "Case report: Congenital knee dislocation in a patient with larsen syndrome and a novel filamin B mutation."

05/01/2012 - "The suggested methodology could be possibly valuable in understanding knee kinematics, and in particular for the design and implant of customized hinged external fixators, which have shown to be effective in knee dislocation treatment and rehabilitation."
11/01/2008 - "The purpose of this study is to describe a new dynamic external fixator (EF) to be applied after knee dislocation, in combination with posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction. "
06/01/2015 - "MRI is a useful imaging modality in the setting of knee dislocations placed in spanning external fixators. "
06/01/2015 - "There were 19 consecutive patients with traumatic knee dislocations and spanning external fixator applied. "
06/01/2015 - "How do spanning external fixators on knee dislocation patients affect the use of MRI and knee stability?"

07/01/2008 - "While the incidence of knee dislocations is low, this injury is associated with a high rate of complications including amputation. "
05/01/2008 - "The purpose of this article is to show that a knee dislocation, with vascular complications, may lead to extremity amputation as a drastic treatment. "
10/01/2007 - "Nearly one in five patients who present to a Level I trauma center with a dysvascular limb associated with a knee dislocation will require amputation. "
10/01/2005 - "Knee dislocations were responsible for one third of amputations, followed by fractures of bone legs. "
09/01/1976 - "This report describes a management plan that is intended to minimize the likleihood of future disabling leg amputations following knee dislocation."

02/05/2014 - "In this prospective randomized study, patients with a knee dislocation either underwent ligament reconstruction with placement of an external hinged knee brace following surgery (Group A) or underwent ligament reconstruction with placement of a hinged external fixator (Compass Knee Hinge) for six weeks instead of the brace (Group B). "
03/01/2005 - "All patients were managed by immediate reduction of the knee dislocation, intramedullary nailing of the femur, and angiography, followed by postoperative immobilization of the knee (brace or external fixation) for a minimum of 6 weeks. "
12/01/2010 - "Indications for spanning external fixation included significant vascular injury, gross instability on examination with failure to maintain joint reduction, open knee dislocation, inability to tolerate mobilization in a brace. "

01/01/2009 - "A literature search was performed to identify studies with the following criteria: adult population, femoral fracture, tibial fracture, and/or knee dislocation with associated vascular injury, an intervention of fracture fixation or knee stabilisation prior to revascularisation and/or revascularisation prior to fracture fixation, and amputation as an outcome measurement. "

12/01/2015 - "Knee dislocation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), although rare, is a dangerous injury that can lead to neurovascular compromise and permanent disability. "
12/01/2015 - "Chronic Knee Dislocation After Total Knee Arthroplasty."
01/01/2015 - "An Unexpected Complication of Hip Arthroplasty: Knee Dislocation."
07/01/2012 - "Knee dislocation after revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a dangerous, albeit rare, injury that can lead to neurovascular compromise and permanent disability. "
04/01/2012 - "Complete anterior knee dislocation 16 years after cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty."