ReviewEFORT open reviews2020
Management of multiligament knee injuries.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
- Combined medial collateral ligament and posterior oblique ligament reconstruction demonstrates favourable patient-reported outcomes and medial knee stability in Grade III injuries: A systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Irreducible knee dislocation: improved clinical outcomes of open and arthroscopic surgical treatment. A systematic review of the literature.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Pooled it
- Does mechanical loading restore ligament biomechanics after injury? A systematic review of studies using animal models.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Popliteal artery injury associated with multiligament knee injuries and tibial plateau fractures: A 20-year retrospective cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Multiligament-injured knee: what the general orthopedic surgeon should know.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Comparison of Knee Function After Reconstruction With Posterolateral Corner Injury and With or Without Posteromedial Corner Injury for Treating Knee Dislocation Cases: A Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
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- Outcomes Following Multiligament Knee Injuries: A Systematic Review of Studies With a Minimum 7-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Bilateral Knee Dislocation in an Elderly Patient: From Vascular Emergency to Functional Recovery.Cureus · 2026Article
- Management of a Traumatic Multiligament Knee Injury With Coinciding Patellar Tendon Rupture: A Case Report.Case reports in orthopedics · 2026Article
- Multiligament knee injury and dislocation in a 17-year old football player: clinical focus on rehabilitation exercise and return to sport.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
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- Single-Stage vs. Multi-Stage Reconstruction in Multi-Ligament Knee Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes and Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Outcomes of acute versus delayed multi-ligament knee injury reconstruction: A retrospective analysis with mean 3.6-year follow-up.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Medial and Patellofemoral Compartment Chondral Damage Increases With Delayed Surgical Treatment of Multiligament Knee Injuries.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- New algorithm for management of multiligament knee injuries: A tertiary level trauma center experience.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Outcomes of arthroscopic one-stage repair and reconstruction of Schenck II-IV knee dislocations with multiple ligament injuries: a single-center study.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Knee joint dislocations-Current epidemiology and treatment in Germany.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Article
- Obese Patients Demonstrate Higher Failure Rates, Infection Rates, and Inferior Patient-Reported Outcomes Compared With Nonobese Patients Following Multiligamentous Knee Surgery.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- How do surgically treated multiligamentous knee injuries affect overall complication rate and especially stiffness? A systematic review.Knee surgery & related research · 2025Review
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Abstract
Up to 18% of multiligament knee injuries (MLKI) have an associated vascular injury.All MLKI should be assessed using the ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) with selective arteriography if ABPI is < 0.9.An ischaemic limb following knee dislocation must be taken to the operating theatre immediately for stabilization and re-vascularization.Partial common peroneal nerve (CPN) injury following MLKI has better recovery than complete palsy.Posterior tibial tendon transfer is offered to patients with complete CPN palsy if there is no recovery at six months.Operative treatment with acute or staged reconstructions provides the best outcome in MLKI.Effective repair can only be performed within three weeks of injury.There is no difference between repair and reconstruction of medial collateral ligament and posteromedial corner.Posterolateral corner reconstruction has a lower failure rate than repair.Early mobilization following MLKI surgery results in fewer range-of-motion deficits. Cite this article:
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