Dergiler / Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica / 2017 / Cilt: 51 - Sayı: 6

Compound posterior cruciate ligament and popliteal artery injury due to dog bite: A case report

Yashwant Singh TANWARA,Received July JULY,Accepted November NOVEMBER

Sayfa
499–502
DOI
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Abstract

Injuries due to dog bites are a common occurrence and are mostly trivial. Severe dog bite injuriesrequiring hospitalization and complex reconstructive procedures are more common in children. Wepresent the case of aŞve year old child with popliteal artery thrombosis and compound PosteriorCruciate ligament injury due to a dog bite. The child was managed by immediate thrombectomy,meticulous debridement and knee spanning externalŞxation followed by Skin Grafting. At one year postsurgery range of motion was 10e110, with no distal neurovascular deŞcit and no sign of instability.