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What is the most common knee dislocation?
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Anterior dislocation
- Sudden over extension of knee - External attack to distal end of femur - Tibia dislocated forward - Can have lateral injury |
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Other directions of knee dislocation?
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Posterior dislocation
- Tibia goes backward |
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What is the key for immobilization of knee joint?
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- Never immobilize it straight
- Immobilize knee at 160 degrees - Immobilize for 6-8 weeks |
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After reduction of joint when should patient start exercising?
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- Immobilize the knee 160 degrees by bandage
- 6-8 weeks for 6-8 weeks - 4 weeks unbent/ unused → this is bone and soft tissue healing time - Week 6-8, can start putting weight on leg; When muscle is unused →atrophy→tightness. No nerve to innervate muscle→6-8 weeks to learn how to walk. |
