title: Anterior dislocation in a total knee arthroplasty: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Dislocations of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are an uncommon injury and only few cases of anterior dislocations have been reported. We report a rare case of anterior dislocation of a 10-year-old posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty in a 74-year-old woman. The patient was successfully treated by close reduction of the dislocation followed by immobilization in full extension with a long leg cast. Because of a high risk of neurovascular complications, a high index of suspicion for vascular injury must be maintained. For this reason, a proper diagnosis is required and immediate reduction is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche (Di.Chir.On.S.), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Clinica Ortopedica, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche (Di.Chir.On.S.), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Clinica Ortopedica, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Camarda
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche (Di.Chir.On.S.), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Clinica Ortopedica, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mannino
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche (Di.Chir.On.S.), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Clinica Ortopedica, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Milici
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Stomatologiche (Di.Chir.On.S.), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Clinica Ortopedica, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Arienzo
keywords: Knee dislocation; TKR dislocation; Total knee arthroplasty dislocation; Total knee replacement dislocation