title: Abduction dislocation of the knee joint--a case study.
abstract: The paper presents a case of untypical, not included in existing classifications, knee joint dislocation in a young man. An MRI scan confirmed a rupture of both cruciate ligaments and damage to the ligamento-capsular complex on the medial side of the knee joint. Two weeks after injury, an arthroscopy was performed with joint lavage followed by repair of the damaged ligamento-capsular complex. A very good functional result was obtained three years after the injury, in spite of the patient not having consented to an elective cruciate ligament reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic, Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery, Silesian Medical University St. Barbara Regional Specialised Hospital No. 5 in Sosnowiecm Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wójcik
authors.affiliation: Hospital Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic, Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery, Silesian Medical University St. Barbara Regional Specialised Hospital No. 5 in Sosnowiecm Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bielecki
authors.affiliation: Hospital Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic, Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery, Silesian Medical University St. Barbara Regional Specialised Hospital No. 5 in Sosnowiecm Poland.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Polak
authors.affiliation: Hospital Department of Trauma, Orthopaedic, Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery, Silesian Medical University St. Barbara Regional Specialised Hospital No. 5 in Sosnowiecm Poland.
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skowron
mesh_terms: D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D031221:Knee Dislocation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D055815:Young Adult