Locking knee caused by subluxation of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus

Raffaele Garofalo; Cyril Kombot; Olivier Borens; Ali Djahangiri; Elyazid Mouhsine

doi:10.1007/s00167-004-0581-x

Locking knee caused by subluxation of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2005 Oct;13(7):569-71. doi: 10.1007/s00167-004-0581-x. Epub 2005 Jan 11.

Authors

Raffaele Garofalo¹, Cyril Kombot, Olivier Borens, Ali Djahangiri, Elyazid Mouhsine

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 15645212
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-004-0581-x

Abstract

The authors report a case of repetitive locking knee caused by a subluxation of the posterior horn of a normal lateral meniscus. The posterior horn was sutured to the posterior knee capsule and the athlete resumed complete sports activity 4 months after the surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthroscopy
Humans
Joint Diseases / etiology*
Joint Diseases / surgery
Joint Dislocations / complications*
Knee Joint / pathology
Male
Menisci, Tibial / pathology*
Menisci, Tibial / surgery
Range of Motion, Articular