Compound posterior cruciate ligament and popliteal artery injury due to dog bite: A case report
Injuries due to dog bites are a common occurrence and are mostly trivial. Severe dog bite injuries requiring hospitalization and complex reconstructive procedures are more common in children. We present the case of a five year old child with popliteal artery thrombosis and compound Posterior Cruciat...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X17302006 |
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| Summary: | Injuries due to dog bites are a common occurrence and are mostly trivial. Severe dog bite injuries requiring hospitalization and complex reconstructive procedures are more common in children. We present the case of a five year old child with popliteal artery thrombosis and compound Posterior Cruciate ligament injury due to a dog bite. The child was managed by immediate thrombectomy, meticulous debridement and knee spanning external fixation followed by Skin Grafting. At one year post surgery range of motion was 10–110°, with no distal neurovascular deficit and no sign of instability. Keywords: Dog bite, PCL injury, Popliteal artery injury |
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| ISSN: | 1017-995X |