KNEE DISLOCATION

Course overview

A KNEE DISLOCATION IS A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING INJURY AND IS OFTEN A SURGICAL EMERGENCY. THIS INJURY REQUIRES PROMPT IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION WITH APPROPRIATE IMAGING, AND CONSULTATION WITH SURGERY FOR DEFINITIVE TREATMENT. VASCULAR INJURY AND COMPARTMENT SYNDROME ARE DREADED COMPLICATIONS THAT SHOULD NOT BE MISSED IN THE WORKUP OF A KNEE DISLOCATION. NOTE THAT THIS IS IN DISTINCT CONTRAST TO PATELLAR DISLOCATIONS, WHICH GENERALLY DO NOT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE SURGICAL OR VASCULAR INTERVENTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF KNEE DISLOCATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR THOSE WITH THIS CONDITION.