Locking knee caused by subluxation of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus.
The authors report a case of repetitive locking knee caused by a subluxation of the posterior horn of a normal lateral meniscus. The posterior horn was sutured to the posterior knee capsule and the athlete resumed complete sports activity 4 months after the surgery.
Garofalo
Raffaele
R
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Kombot
Cyril
C
Borens
Olivier
O
Djahangiri
Ali
A
Mouhsine
Elyazid
E
D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular