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Originally posted by Surgicalcric
Well...when you have had knee problems...lol...its easier to spot them.
I have to say though, from the pics it appears to be more laterally dislocated than a posteriorly.
Liked that case though Capt.
James D
EDITTED to add:Vacuum splints are great for dislocations such as this BTW. If not vacuum then I would have gone with the pillow splint and scoop.
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With the posterior dislocation and rupture of the MCL, the Tibial plateaus then externally rotated about 30 degrees...
Those gnarly bumps are indeed the condyles 
PA
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