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A prospective cross-sectional study was undertaken to observe the management of acutely locked knees and identify features predictive of causes remediable by surgical intervention. A total of 50 consecutive patients presented for orthopaedic opinion with an acutely locked knee. In all. 48 underwent examination and arthroscopy under general anaesthesia. Among them, 43 were found to have distinct pathology causing a mechanical block to full extension. Four were found to have only degenerative changes, two "unlocked" without any surgical intervention, and one was entirely normal. A mechanical cause of the "locked" knee can be identified consistently using three key components from the history and examination: a history of a definite injury, localised joint line tenderness and the presence of an effusion. The use of such criteria would assist in the prompt. appropriate triage and referral of patients with an acutely locked knee. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Bansal P, Deehan DJ, Gregory RJH
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Injury
Year: 2002
Volume: 33
Issue: 6
Pages: 495-498
ISSN (print): 0020-1383
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Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00081-5
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00081-5
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