Knee Dislocation
A 28-year-old male is brought to the emergency department following a high-speed motorcycle accident. On arrival, his right knee is swollen and deformed. Radiographs confirm an anterior knee dislocation which is reduced in the ED. Post-reduction, the foot is warm with palpable dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses. Regarding the initial assessment and management of knee dislocation:
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Knee dislocations are associated with popliteal artery injury in 20-40% of cases; the artery is teth...
Common peroneal nerve injury occurs in 25-35% of knee dislocations, particularly with posterolateral...
The presence of palpable pedal pulses definitively excludes vascular injury; CT angiography is only ...
Hard signs of vascular injury mandating immediate surgical exploration include: pulseless limb, expa...
The Schenck classification of knee dislocations is based on ligament injury pattern: KD-I (ACL or PC...
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