Congenital Dislocation of Knee
Mehmet Elmadağ 1, Hasan Hüseyin Ceylan 1 * , Mehmet Erdil 1, Yunus İmren 2, Kerem Bilsel 1, İbrahim Tuncay 1
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1 Bezmialem Vakıf University Medical Faculty Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department. Fatih/İstanbul/Turkey2 Kars State Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic. Kars/Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Congenital dislocation of knee is a rare entity in clinical practice. A three-day-old newborn was admitted to hospital by his parents, with complaint of the abnormal position and hyperextension posture of his left knee. Several conservative and surgical methods have been described for treatment of this rare congenital knee instability.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 10, Issue 3, July 2013, 164-166

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82252

Publication date: 09 Jul 2013

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