Acute knee injury in the child or skeletally immature adolescent

* In situations where tibiofemoral (knee joint) dislocation is strongly suggested based upon clinical findings and radiography is not rapidly available, the clinician should proceed with reduction. Emergency imaging should include plain radiographs. After reduction, additional imaging consists of Doppler flow study or arteriography of the popliteal artery in patients with signs of vascular compromise. Refer to UpToDate topics on knee (tibiofemoral) dislocation.
¶ Refer to UpToDate topics on acute knee pain and injury in children and skeletally immature adolescents and on knee examination.