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Mukul Kaushal1, Devendra K Chouhan1, Gaurav Sharma1
1Deptt of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract:
Floating knee injury has been considered as one of the severe orthopedic injury, and is often associated with major systemic trauma involving other organs.
Objective:
To identify the incidence of floating knee injury, severity of injury and associated orthopaedic and non-orthopaedic injury.
Methods:
Epidemiologic study conducted from 1 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014.
Results:
A total of 136 cases with floating knee injury were registered. Modified Fraser classification showed 58 patients had type 1, 74 had type 2 and 4 had type 3 floating knees. 119(87.5%) patients had open fractures and Gustilo-Anderson type IIIA(29.4%) being the commonest. No Mortality was found. 16 (11.76%) of floating knees had to undergo amputation of afflicted limb.
Conclusion:
Statics of such data would be helpful in planning and preparing ourselves as healthcare professionals to prevent high mortality and morbidity/disability in floating knee injury.
Study Design:
Retrospective Epidemiological.
Level Of Evidence:
Level 4 (Case Study).
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