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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Anterior dislocation in a total knee arthroplasty: A case report and literature review.

Salvatore ManninoLiliana MiliciLawrence CamardaAntonella ContiMichele D'arienzo

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musculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryKnee Dislocationmedicine.medical_treatmentTotal knee arthroplastyKnee dislocation TKR dislocation Total knee replacement dislocation Total knee arthroplasty dislocationPosterior stabilizedCase ReportNeurovascular bundlemusculoskeletal systemSurgerysurgical procedures operativeRare casemedicineSettore MED/33 - Malattie Apparato LocomotoreOrthopedics and Sports MedicineFull extensionDislocationbusinesshuman activitiesReduction (orthopedic surgery)

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Dislocations of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are an uncommon injury and only few cases of anterior dislocations have been reported. We report a rare case of anterior dislocation of a 10-year-old posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty in a 74-year-old woman. The patient was successfully treated by close reduction of the dislocation followed by immobilization in full extension with a long leg cast. Because of a high risk of neurovascular complications, a high index of suspicion for vascular injury must be maintained. For this reason, a proper diagnosis is required and immediate reduction is recommended.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-10-01Journal of orthopaedics
10.1016/j.jor.2014.06.014https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26719606