حالة مهملة لخلع ركبة خلقي ثنائي الجانب : تقرير حالة

Abstract EN

Introduction: Congenital dislocation of the knee is a complex and very rare congenital deformity, which appears at the birth time as hyper extension of tibia on the femur.

The early treatment is considered as a corner stone for achievement the best results.

The aim of this report is to focus on our treatment approach (in Children University Hospital) of such neglected complex and rare case.

Case Report: A 6 years old boy (with Dawn syndrome) presented with bilateral hyper extended knee.

The radiological examination revealed bilateral congenital subluxation of knee.

He was surgically treated by modified Quadriceps plasty, and was followed up by physical therapy and periodical radiographic images, the final follow-up visit was after 1 year when the patient presented with a good functional outcome.

Conclusion: we achieved acceptable results by using modified Quadriceps plasty.

attention should be paid on prevention and immediate treatment of the complication, and on early physical therapy.