Open posterior dislocation of the knee with rupture of the patellar tendon and a tibial plateau fracture

Open posterior dislocation of the knee with rupture of the patellar tendon and a tibial plateau fracture

Knee dislocations are rare injuries. They represent a severe soft tissue injury following high-energy blunt trauma. We report a case of open posterior knee dislocation with rupture of the patellar tendon and a fracture of the tibial plateau. The treatment was surgical and consisted of reduction of t...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Fahd Amar, Badr Chbani, Oussama Ammoumri, Amine Marzouki, Fawzi Boutayeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Medical Publishing 2010-03-01
Series:Orthopedic Reviews
Subjects:
dislocation
fracture
knee
patellar tendon
tibial plateau
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/or/article/view/1541

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