Acta Scientific Orthopaedics (ISSN: 2581-8635)

Case Report Volume 5 Issue 11

Inveterated Knee Dislocation Treated with Rotating Hinged Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report

Andrea Farneti* and Fabio Luigi Perrone

Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Foligno, Italy

*Corresponding Author: Andrea Farneti, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Foligno, Italy.

Received: September 01, 2022; Published: October 06, 2022

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to present a possible treatment in case of inveterated knee dislocation which presented in out Institution as a subtle case after a common knee sprain.

The Case: A 74-year-old female patient with acute knee pain presented to our Institution in the Emergency Room, after a knee sprain occurred 48 hours before. Clinical assessment reported a knee swelling and limitation of the range of motion; no neurovascular complications were found. Knee X-ray was normal except for a lamellar bone detachment on medial condyle. The patient was treated conservatively with knee brace ad no weight-bearing; an MRI and clinical examination were prescribed after 3 weeks. Unfortunately the patient was not compliant and ignored medical prescription: she came back to outpatient clinic after 96 days without MRI with valgus knee and limping. An X-ray was executed and we observed a knee dislocation with disruption of both cruciate land collateral ligaments. In consideration of knee instability and the age of the patient we decided to treat this patient with a rotating hinge knee arthroplasty

Results Patient came back home after 6 days after surgery with good range of motion and good control of pain. After 40 days knee R.O.M. was 0°-90° and a good muscle trophism was observed.

Conclusions: Knee dislocation is a relatively rare but also a potentially serious injury for the patient. A diagnostic classification is essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment, which often requires multidisciplinary approach.

Level of evidence: Level IV case study

Keywords: Knee; Inveterated Dislocation; Knee Instability; Rotating Hinge

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Citation

Citation: Andrea Farneti and Fabio Luigi Perrone. “Inveterated Knee Dislocation Treated with Rotating Hinged Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report". Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 5.11 (2022): 25-29.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Andrea Farneti and Fabio Luigi Perrone. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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