title: Late presentation of congenital dislocation of the knee: a case report.
abstract: Congenital dislocation of the knee is a rare disorder. Late presentation of congenital dislocation of the knee at an older age is a therapeutic challenge. A 12-year-old girl presented to us with congenital dislocation of the knee and with complaints of limp, short limb, and pain on weight bearing. Two-stage surgery was performed with quadricepsplasty followed by gradual distraction in the first stage and repeat quadricepsplasty, anterior capsular release, and open reduction in the second stage. The result was fair to good with a stable and painless knee on walking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Pebam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Daljit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goni
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rangdal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Susheel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057913:Joint Capsule Release; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D031221:Knee Dislocation / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology