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Knee Dislocations eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic409.htm

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,...
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Traumatic Dislocations of the Knee Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/traumatic_dislocations_of_the_knee

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...
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