Team Approach: Treatment of Traumatic Dislocations of the Knee

Abstract

» Traumatic knee dislocations are complex injuries that can be associated with compromise of the neurovascular structures about the knee.» Various classification systems for knee dislocations exist in the literature but should be used with caution as a prognostic tool because many knee dislocations fit into more than 1 category.» Special populations of knee dislocations, such as obese patients and high-velocity mechanism injuries, require additional caution during the initial evaluation for possible vascular injuries.