SAQ 283 – Trauma – anterior knee dislocation and neurovascular injury

Marked out of 18.00

An 80-year-old man has severe isolated left-knee pain after being struck by a car. The skin is intact and the x-ray is shown below.

Lateral knee x-ray showing anterior dislocation
Left knee x-ray

State the significant x-ray abnormality.

(Marked out of 1.0)


/ 1

State the knee structure most commonly damaged with this injury.

(Marked out of 1.0)


/ 1

List three (3) neurovascular structures at risk and two (2) supportive examination findings for each.

(Marked out of 9.0)

Neurovascular structure Two supportive findings
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/ 9

List three (3) bedside investigations for vascular injury or complication.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

List four (4) patient factors that significantly impair distal-limb neurovascular assessment.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

Total Score: 0 / 18

Percentage: 0%

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