{"id":1453,"date":"2020-05-29T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T10:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonmskcentre.co.uk\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:02:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:02:45","slug":"dislocated-knee-symptoms-diagnosis-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonmskcentre.co.uk\/?p=1453","title":{"rendered":"Dislocated Knee: Symptoms, Diagnosis &#038; Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your knee is a rather complex joint and is located between your lower and upper leg. It is also the meeting point of three bones \u2013 the femur or thighbone, tibia or shinbone, and patella or kneecap. The knee also contains different kinds of cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. All of these, are important as they help it work the way that it is supposed to. Your knee gets dislocated when there is a disruption in the position of your thighbone with respect to the shinbone in the knee joint. There are many reasons why this might occur, for example, because of trauma due to a fall, car accident, or sports injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dislocated Knee<\/strong> <strong>Symptoms <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main symptoms which may indicate\nthat your knee has been dislocated include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>hearing a popping sound when the injury happens<\/li><li>limitations in the different kinds of ways you\ncan move your knee<\/li><li>severe pain in the dislocated area<\/li><li>swelling<\/li><li>a deformity in the knee joint that can be seen\nrather clearly<\/li><li>inability to keep doing even the most regular\nactivities <\/li><li>knee joint becoming unstable \u2013 it feels like as\nif it cannot bear any weight<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These symptoms manifest at the time\nof injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dislocated Knee<\/strong> <strong>Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your specialist can perform\nexaminations to check if your knee has been dislocated. As part of this they\nwould check the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>pulse in various parts of your leg and knees<\/li><li>nerve conduction<\/li><li>blood pressure in the affected leg<\/li><li>temperature and colour of your skin<\/li><li>sense of feeling and touch in the affected leg<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever your knee is dislocated the\nfirst \u2013 and the most important \u2013 thing that a healthcare provider wants to do\nis to stabilize the limb that has been injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Treatment of Dislocated Knee <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treatment often starts with making sure that there is nothing wrong with the position of the kneecap. The process by which the kneecap is moved back to its proper location is also referred to as reduction. During a reduction, you would be under sedation or be given medicine to make sure that you do not experience any pain. Your leg would be moved to allow your kneecap to get back to its proper place. After this, a brace will be put on your leg. In long-term rehab is the most important aspect of a treatment plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outlook for your knee dislocation depends on various factors. How did the injury happen? What is the extent of the damage? Were the nerves damaged? Did the damage happen to your blood vessels? What was the method of treatment used in your case? How well did you adhere to the rehab plan that was set up for you? It is very important that you recognize how serious a problem this is and get proper treatment from a <a href=\"https:\/\/londonmskcentre.co.uk\/specialist\/knee-clinic-london\/\">knee doctor<\/a>. Apart from the nerve and blood vessel-related complications, you may face issues such as deep vein thrombosis and compartment syndrome in these cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your knee gets dislocated when there is a disruption in the position of your thighbone with respect to the shinbone in the knee joint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":1455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Your knee gets dislocated when there is a disruption in the position of your thighbone with respect to the shinbone in the knee joint. 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