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2647786

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
Congenital dislocations of the knee (CDK) are rare, occurring 40-80 times more rarely than congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH). In a multicentric study of the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, 56 cases of CDK were found in 46 babies. Many other malformations associated with CDK were noticed, and muscular abnormality was always found at the knee. According to the classification of Leveuf, three grades have to be considered: grade 3, or complete dislocation, was the most frequent. At birth, treatment consisted of physiotherapy with rigid splint. Twenty-four patients with CDK have been treated only by the conservative technique. Operations were performed according to the abnormalities of the extensor apparatus: a progressive release and lengthening of the quadricipital tendon was necessary in all cases. In all forms of treatment, the range of the knee flexion was 120 degrees. Only two children had a bad result because of unstable knees. Results were always better with conservative treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
174-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Congenital dislocation of the knee.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study