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. 1997 Jan-Feb;17(1):59-62.

Congenital dislocation of the knee reduced spontaneously or with minimal treatment

N Haga  1 , S Nakamura, R Sakaguchi, Y Yanagisako, K Taniguchi, T Iwaya
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  • PMID: 8989703

Congenital dislocation of the knee reduced spontaneously or with minimal treatment

N Haga et al. J Pediatr Orthop. 1997 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Six cases of congenital dislocation of the knee (CDK) reduced spontaneously or with minimal treatment were investigated. Reduction was achieved from 4 days to 3 months after birth. Clinical results were good, although in four cases, hyperextension < or = 20 degrees persisted. In view of the perinatal complications and associated anomalies, CDK reduced with no or minimal treatment is supposed to be a category of congenital postural deformity. We believe that it is advisable to wait 1 month for spontaneous reduction of CDK in cases not associated with clubfoot, arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, and Larsen's syndrome.

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