Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report

Acute locked knee is usually caused by mechanical blockage. We report an unusual case of a locked knee due to tibial osteophyte in a young man following a sport injury. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no previous report describing the same etiology. This case report emphasizes the need...

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Main Authors: Khirul Ashar, Nur Ayuni, Hussin, Paisal, Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nizlan, Mawardi, Maliza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75584/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75584/1/2019100109301926_MJMHS_0110.pdf
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author Khirul Ashar, Nur Ayuni
Hussin, Paisal
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nizlan
Mawardi, Maliza
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Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nizlan
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description Acute locked knee is usually caused by mechanical blockage. We report an unusual case of a locked knee due to tibial osteophyte in a young man following a sport injury. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no previous report describing the same etiology. This case report emphasizes the need for thorough history taking and careful assessment to aid us in the diagnosis. The findings made by arthroscopy confirmed our diagnosis.
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spelling upm-755842019-11-12T02:14:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75584/ Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report Khirul Ashar, Nur Ayuni Hussin, Paisal Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nizlan Mawardi, Maliza Acute locked knee is usually caused by mechanical blockage. We report an unusual case of a locked knee due to tibial osteophyte in a young man following a sport injury. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no previous report describing the same etiology. This case report emphasizes the need for thorough history taking and careful assessment to aid us in the diagnosis. The findings made by arthroscopy confirmed our diagnosis. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75584/1/2019100109301926_MJMHS_0110.pdf Khirul Ashar, Nur Ayuni and Hussin, Paisal and Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nizlan and Mawardi, Maliza (2019) Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 15 (3). pp. 161-163. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019100109301926_MJMHS_0110.pdf
spellingShingle Khirul Ashar, Nur Ayuni
Hussin, Paisal
Mohd Nasir, Mohd Nizlan
Mawardi, Maliza
Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report
title Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report
title_full Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report
title_fullStr Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report
title_short Degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report
title_sort degenerative osteophyte causing acute locked knee in a young man: a case report
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75584/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75584/1/2019100109301926_MJMHS_0110.pdf