Knee Dislocations

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And with knee dislocations consideration for a popliteal artery injury  
should always be considered. 
 
k
 
 
In a message dated 6/15/2010 12:53:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Krin135 at aol.com writes:

and  unlike elbow dislocations (which can be associated with an olecranon   
fracture and possible nerve entrapment), reduction of a dislocated knee  
should  be fairly straight forward, although there should be a high  degree 
of 
suspicion  for acute recurrence even with  immobilization.

ck


In a message dated 6/15/2010 11:24:31  Central Daylight Time,  
KMATTOX at aol.com writes:

Reduction of  any dislocation is in order as the dislocation might  be   
impinging on a vessel or nerve.   Reducing the  dislocation  takes  
pressure 
off 
the impingment and can be   beneficial.   

k


In a message dated  6/15/2010  11:15:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time,   
pbjorn at emh.org  writes:

Recommendations for rural  management?  Is it safe for  the  local EM
provider to  reduce on site; or are  operative/angiographic backup   a
prerequisite?

References  appreciated.  I'm coming up  short  with PubMed and  Google
Scholar.

Pret Bjorn,  RN
Bangor, ME   USA

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