DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i12.022

Pages: 3933-3937

The case was of a 50-year-old patient. She was a victim of a home fall. The clinical examination revealed knee deformity with loss of anatomical guide and a shortened limb. The neurovascular examination revealed the abolition of the pedal and posterior tibial pulse without sensory-motor deficiency. Standard radiography confirmed posterior dislocation of the knee. The reduction of the dislocation was carried out under rachianesthesieezd four hours after the accident. stabilized by an external fixation. After reduction of dislocation, the popliteal and tibial postural pulse remained abolished. Computed tomography (CT) angiography confirmed the anatomic interruption of the popliteal artery. The repair consisted of femoral and popliteal bypass grafting of the saphenous vein autograft. Later, the patient underwent a ligamentoplasty of the knee with a satisfactory functional result.