Abstract: Floating knee injuries mostly comes together with other severe injuries. Our study aims to assess the management and treatment of this injury, associated injuries, method and results of treatment, and complications of floating knee are discussed. We conducted computerized search among electronic databases; EMBASE, COCHRANE and MEDLINE for literature available in the databases to September,2017 using the following search term including variants: “floating knee”, “surgery”, “Management”, “treatment”. Floating knee, with ipsilateral femoral and also tibial fracture, is a severe injury, mostly related to high-energy injury and also to numerous linked injuries, which are commonly very serious, as well as both systemic and local. In planning therapy, it is important to think about the patient's general problem as well as the situation of the limbs. Sometimes, amputation good alternative option. It’s very important to consider injuries and complications before deciding the plan for surgery. That’s, these injuries require management by an experienced multidisciplinary team.
Keywords: Floating knee injuries, tibial fracture.
Title: Management Approaches of Floating Knee Injuries: Review
Author: Bader Saad Mesfer Al-khathami
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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