Knee Dislocations (Subscribe)  

Knee dislocations are uncommon. A knee dislocation is defined as complete displacement of the tibia with respect to the femur, with disruption of 3 or more of the stabilizing ligaments (Girgis, 1975). Small avulsion fractures from the ligaments and capsular insertions may be present.
Synonyms and related keywords: traumatic knee dislocation,...

mechanism of injury:
- distinguish between high velocity injuries verus low velocity injuries (as this reflects incidence of vascular and nerve injuries);
- w/ low-velocity knee dislocations occurance...