Association of Injury Energy Level and Neurovascular Injury Following Knee Dislocation
Conclusions:
NVI following KD is more common after lower energy-level mechanisms. Obesity is associated with NVI in lower energy-level mechanisms. Physicians should be vigilant in screening for NVI in the setting of KD even with seemingly benign mechanisms of injury, especially in patients with obesity.
Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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