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Congenital knee dislocation is an infrequent condition with unknown etiology. In some cases it occurs as an isolated condition, while in others it coexists with associated conditions or syndromes. The treatment of congenital knee dislocation is driven by the severity and fl exibility of the deformity. The literature includes from serial casting or the Pavlik harness to quadriceps tendon plasty or femoral osteotomies. We report herein the case of a congenital dislocation treated with serial casting with a good outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To compare the Robert Jones bandage with the «U» splint in edema control of ankle fractures. Material and methods: A prospective, longitudinal study, open, comparative and randomized made in 32 male patients (72%) and 16 female patients (28%), the average age was 36.9 years. Patients with an ankle fracture within 12 hours of evolution were registered. Both ankles previous to immobilization were measured, dividing the patients in 2 groups. Group 1 were treated with Robert Jones Bandage, and group 2 with «U» splint. The pain previous to immobilization was registered using an analogous visual scale. Twenty-four hours later the circumference and the pain was measured again. Results: Group 1 displayed less edema, mean 17.69 mm, in comparison with group 2, of 8.33 mm (p ≤ 0.36). Pain previous to immobilization in group 1 was a mean of 7 and in group 2 of 5.5 (p ≤ 0.3); 24 hours later, a mean of 2 in both (p ≤ 0.8). Conclusions: There were no significant differences between both immobilization methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]