RATIONALE Complex pelvic ring fracture associated with floating knee is comparatively rare which usually results from high-energy trauma including vehicle-related accidence, falls from height, and earthquake-related injury. To our knowledge, few literatures have documented such injuries in the individual patient. Management of both injuries present challenges for surgical management and postope...

Periprosthetic fractures involving a total knee arthroplasty pose a challenging treatment problem with a prevalence of up to 2.5% in the literature (Instr Course Lect 2001;50:379-389). The supracondylar region of the femur is commonly involved, often with minimal available bone in contact with the components. The clinical challenges are particularly more complex in the case of a combined distal...

case a 13-year-old boy presented to the ski clinic following a fall and a possible twisting of his right knee. he was not able to bear any weight on his right leg and was experiencing pain in the medial aspect of his right knee. his past medical and surgical histories were unremarkable and he was otherwise in good health. physical examination revealed no ecchymosis or effusion. he had moderate ...

conclusions our observations add to the knowledge base of the various causes of meniscus tears; this study also revealed that socio-cultural factors influence and contribute to the mechanism of various types of knee injury. patients and methods this retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary care orthopaedic hospital which caters to a population of 10 million people. we assessed 120 non-at...

conclusions epidemiologic studies in kabaddi are the need of the hour to assess the burden of this predominantly rural sport and to implement injury prevention programs. our study emphasises the morbidity of knee injuries in kabaddi players of india and the exacting toll it takes on their careers. results the mean duration prior to presentation was 14.4 months. majority of the injuries (88.16%)...

Study Design: Case report Background: Type I floating knee is characterized by fracture of the femur and tibia shafts leading to a discontinuity of the knee joint. Despite the evidence in the literature about surgical treatment for these fractures, we found a lack of findings focusing the rehabilitation process. Thus, the aim of this study was to describe a specific rehabilitation program for a...

INTRODUCTION Ipsilateral floating hip and floating knee are very rare injuries. These injuries so uncommon that only three cases of similar kind have been reported. These injuries are due to high velocity injuries following motor vehicle accidents. Management of such complex injuries is a challenging task even in experienced hands as there are no standard treatment guidelines for such fractures...

Background: Floating knee injuries are complex that generally caused by a high-energy trauma such as motorcycle or car accident. Local to the musculoskeletal and soft tissues is often extensive life-threatening; associated may also be present, producing challenging problem manage. In this study, we presented outcome of these after surgical management.Patients Methods: prospective 30 patients wi...

background the aim of this study was to examine the correlation of the clinical examination, mri and arthroscopic findings in cruciate ligaments and meniscal injuries of knee and to evaluate the accuracy of clinical examination and mri with the gold standard arthroscopy. methods a prospective diagnostic double-blind study was conducted on 104 consecutive patients admitted to the outdoor/casualt...