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INCREASED VASCULAR AND NEUROLOGIC MORBIDITY IS SEEN IN DOCUMENTED KNEE DISLOCATION VERSUS MULTILIGAMENTOUS
KNEE INJURY
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Appendix 1: Schenck Classification Class Injury
KD I PCL or ACL intact knee dislocation Variable collateral involvement KD II Both cruciates torn, collaterals intact KD III Both cruciates torn, 1 collateral torn
Subset M (medial) or L (lateral) KD IV All 4 ligaments torn
KD V Knee fracture dislocation
aACL, anterior cruciate ligament; KD, knee dislocation; PCL, posterior cruciate ligament.
bSubtypes: C, arterial injury; N, neurologic injury
COPYRIGHT © BY THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY,INCORPORATED
KAHAN ET AL.
INCREASED VASCULAR AND NEUROLOGIC MORBIDITY IS SEEN IN DOCUMENTED KNEE DISLOCATION VERSUS MULTILIGAMENTOUS
KNEE INJURY
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Appendix 2: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes associated with the management of a ligamentous knee injury.
CPT-27405 Repair primary torn ligament and/or capsule knee;
collateral
CPT-27409 Repair primary torn ligament and/or capsule knee;
collateral and cruciate ligaments
CPT-27427 Ligamentous reconstruction (augmentation) knee; extra- articular
CPT-27429 Ligamentous reconstruction (augmentation) knee; intra- articular (open) and extra-articular
CPT-27557 Open treatment of knee dislocation with or without internal or external fixation; with primary ligamentous repair CPT-27558
Open treatment of knee dislocation with or without internal or external fixation; with primary ligamentous repair with augmentation/reconstruction
CPT-29888 Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction
CPT-29889 Arthroscopically aided posterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction