title: Knee dislocations: management of the multiligament-injured knee.
abstract: Knee dislocations can occur in low-energy athletic injuries and in high-velocity motor vehicle trauma. These injuries require urgent recognition for evaluation for neurovascular injury. Advances in surgical reconstruction of multiligament-injured knees have led to more predictable return of function. This article reviews the diagnosis, initial treatment, and definitive management of multiligament-injured knees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Christos S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Giannoulias
authors.forename: Kevin B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D006801:Humans; D031221:Knee Dislocation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000293:injuries; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome