Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass Index

Background: Popliteal artery injury is an uncommon complication of traumatic tibio-femoral dislocation. This study looks at the relationship between vascular injury, body mass index and outcomes of patients with tibio-femoral dislocation. Methods: In this series, patients with vascular injury w...

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Main Authors: Patrick Harnarayan, Michael Ramdass, Trevor Seepaul, Shiva Chackan, Shariful Islam
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Language:English
Published: ADICHUNCHANAGIRI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences and Health
Online Access:https://jmsh.ac.in/articles/popliteal-artery-injury-in-traumatic-knee-dislocation-and-its-relationship-to-body-mass-index
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author Patrick Harnarayan
Michael Ramdass
Trevor Seepaul
Shiva Chackan
Shariful Islam
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description Background: Popliteal artery injury is an uncommon complication of traumatic tibio-femoral dislocation. This study looks at the relationship between vascular injury, body mass index and outcomes of patients with tibio-femoral dislocation. Methods: In this series, patients with vascular injury were selected from those who had tibio-femoral dislocations. There were 42 patients, 11 of whom had popliteal artery trauma with 10 requiring arterial reconstruction. Results: There were six arterial contusions, three transections and one a complete avulsion with three concomitant venous and five nerve injuries. Most of the patients with arterial injury due to tibio-femoral dislocation were found to have a high body mass index. In addition, those patients who had poor outcomes such as major amputation, unstable knee joints and delayed rehabilitation were either obese or morbidly obese. Conclusion: Patients with high Body Mass Indices who are either obese or grossly obese appear to have a greater chance of tibio-femoral dislocation especially after trivial injuries and are more likely have delayed or missed arterial injuries than the non-obese population. They are also more prone to complications than non-obese patients with overall poorer outcomes. Keywords: Tibio-femoral-dislocation, Popliteal-arterial-injury, Obesity, Morbid obesity, Limb-loss
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spelling doaj-art-80f2d3a915324f4f8037faeed8b905452025-08-20T02:50:59ZengADICHUNCHANAGIRI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCESJournal of Medical Sciences and Health2394-94812394-949X2025-03-0110325826710.46347/jmsh.v10.i3.23.241Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass IndexPatrick HarnarayanMichael RamdassTrevor SeepaulShiva ChackanShariful Islam Background: Popliteal artery injury is an uncommon complication of traumatic tibio-femoral dislocation. This study looks at the relationship between vascular injury, body mass index and outcomes of patients with tibio-femoral dislocation. Methods: In this series, patients with vascular injury were selected from those who had tibio-femoral dislocations. There were 42 patients, 11 of whom had popliteal artery trauma with 10 requiring arterial reconstruction. Results: There were six arterial contusions, three transections and one a complete avulsion with three concomitant venous and five nerve injuries. Most of the patients with arterial injury due to tibio-femoral dislocation were found to have a high body mass index. In addition, those patients who had poor outcomes such as major amputation, unstable knee joints and delayed rehabilitation were either obese or morbidly obese. Conclusion: Patients with high Body Mass Indices who are either obese or grossly obese appear to have a greater chance of tibio-femoral dislocation especially after trivial injuries and are more likely have delayed or missed arterial injuries than the non-obese population. They are also more prone to complications than non-obese patients with overall poorer outcomes. Keywords: Tibio-femoral-dislocation, Popliteal-arterial-injury, Obesity, Morbid obesity, Limb-losshttps://jmsh.ac.in/articles/popliteal-artery-injury-in-traumatic-knee-dislocation-and-its-relationship-to-body-mass-index
spellingShingle Patrick Harnarayan
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Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass Index
Journal of Medical Sciences and Health
title Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass Index
title_full Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass Index
title_fullStr Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass Index
title_full_unstemmed Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass Index
title_short Popliteal Artery Injury in Traumatic Knee Dislocation and its Relationship to Body Mass Index
title_sort popliteal artery injury in traumatic knee dislocation and its relationship to body mass index
url https://jmsh.ac.in/articles/popliteal-artery-injury-in-traumatic-knee-dislocation-and-its-relationship-to-body-mass-index
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