title: [A painful right knee after a motorcycle accident].
abstract: A 48-year-old male presented with a painful right knee after a motorcycle accident. Peripheral pulsations in the lower right leg were absent. X-ray indicated a dislocation of the knee. Additional CT-scan revealed a dissection of the popliteal artery. Surgical exploration revealed extensive vascular, neurological and ligamentar damage.
authors.affiliation: VU Medisch Centrum, afd. Traumachirurgie, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: F R K
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tenhagen
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Bloemers
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery