title: Congenital dislocation of the knee.
abstract: Congenital knee dislocation presents with a fixed hyperextension deformity and anterior displacement of the tibia on the femur. Seventeen patients with a dislocation of 27 knees and no other neuromuscular syndrome have been reviewed for treatment outcome. Almost one-half of the patients had associated congenital hip dysplasia. Early closed treatment obtained a successful reduction and satisfactory knee motion. Open reduction was required for failure of closed reduction. The Pavlik harness allowed for treatment of the congenital knee dislocation and hip dysplasia simultaneously.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D007717:Knee / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies