- Result from direct knee impact during motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle collisions, and falls from a height
- Vascular injury associated with knee dislocation – 3.3% to 64%.
- Neurologic dysfunction with multiligament knee injury or knee dislocation – 10% to 40%
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is needed to assess the knee ligamentous injuries
- Schenck Classification is used for Knee Dislocations
- Acute treatment – posterolateral corner (PLC) injuries with or without concomitant cruciate ligament disruption
- Higher rates of failure have been reported for repairs of FCL/PLC injuries compared to FCL/PLC reconstructions
- External fixation is warranted in cases of Open wounds, Compromised soft tissues, Presence of vascular repairs, Inability to maintain joint reduction, Patient intolerance for mobilization in a brace
- Long term complication are Arthrofibrosis, Posttraumatic osteoarthritis, Knee instability
