Neglected irreducible posterolateral knee dislocation

Indian J Orthop. 2010 Oct;44(4):468-70. doi: 10.4103/0019-5413.69323.

Abstract

Knee dislocations are rare injuries. Posterolateral knee dislocations are only a small subset of them. There is a paucity of literature regarding the management of such neglected cases. We report here, a case of neglected irreducible posterolateral knee dislocation treated with open reduction and isolated posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction followed by gradual rehabilitation with good outcome at 3 years followup.

Keywords: Irreducible knee dislocation; knee dislocation; neglected posterolateral knee dislocation.