Congenital Dislocation of the Knee
Author:
- R. William ProvenzanoRPR. William Provenzano
- 6 March 1947
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 236 (10) , 360-362
Abstract
ALTHOUGH congenital dislocation is extremely rare, it is the most frequent congenital deformity of the knee. In recent years the occurrence and the treatment of this lesion have received considerable attention,1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 but to date an etiologic grouping has not been presented. It is the purpose of this paper to formulate an etiologic classification of congenital dislocations of the knee, to review the various cases reported to determine the incidence in relation to hereditary tendencies, sex and types of dislocations, to discuss the numerous treatments prescribed and to present the case of a patient treated by simple conservative manipulation and early . . .Keywords
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