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Coordinated teams help pregnant patients with locked knees.
2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coordinated teams help pregnant patients with locked knees.
According to published research from the United States, "an acutely locked knee is a painful and debilitating orthopedic condition usually caused by a loose body or bucket-handle meniscal tear that requires surgery to remove or repair. We describe two cases of acute locking of the knee that occurred during pregnancy. Both patients underwent urgent arthroscopic treatment under spinal anesthesia without complication to the patient or fetus.
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