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dislocation of the knee

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dislocation of the knee
Etymology: L, dis, apart, locare, to place; AS, cneow
displacement of one of the bones of the knee joint. First aid treatment for the dislocation is the same as for a fracture: the joint is immobilized with splints, and the patient is moved quickly to a health care facility.


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Acute dislocation of the knee is a limb threatening injury that often results in extensive soft-tissue damage and disruption of the popliteal blood vessels.
Plain radiographs revealed a posterior dislocation of the right hip associated with a posterior fracture of the acetabular rim and an ipsilateral complete dislocation of the knee (Fig.
Injuries included a fracture of the right femoral head and an open fracture of the right patella with dislocation of the knee, among others.
 
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