Dislocations

Findings from S.A.R. Ibrahim and co-authors provide new insights into dislocations

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, April 2nd, 2008

"The purpose of this study was to evaluate our method of surgical treatment of traumatic knee dislocation, by use of a standardized protocol, and to report our clinical results. Thirty-six consecutive patients presented with a grossly dislocated or reduced knee," researchers in Kuwait report.

"Ten of these patients were not included in this series. Five had vascular or neurovascular injury. Three had open fracture dislocation, and two had associated severe injury. The remaining 26 patients were treated by primary arthroscopic reconstruction with autologous grafting of the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, and collateral ligaments. The anterior...

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Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2008-04-02)

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