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…
Untreated meniscal tears are at increased risk for developing osteoarthritis Medial tears more common Classified based on location, position, and pattern. Mechanical symptoms (locking and clicking), especially with squatting Clinical examination: joint line tenderness, Apley compression, Thessaly test, McMurray’s test MRI – most sensitive diagnostic test Operative includes : Partial meniscectomy, Meniscal repair, Meniscal transplantation, Total meniscectomy Success rates for meniscal repair…