Fatal knee dislocation in a morbidly obese Jehovah's witness. A case report

Philipp N. Streubel; Stephen Arndt; Marshal S. Armitage; Charles H. Wilson; Paul B. Gladden

doi:10.1007/s11695-008-9733-2

Fatal knee dislocation in a morbidly obese Jehovah's witness. A case report

Philipp N. Streubel, Stephen Arndt, Marshal S. Armitage, Charles H. Wilson, Paul B. Gladden

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Abstract

We describe a case of a morbidly obese Jehovah's Witness who sustained a popliteal artery and vein transection after a spontaneous knee dislocation. Following surgical repair, the patient fatally deteriorated, while blood products had to be withheld according to the patient's preoperative request.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1316-1318
Number of pages	3
Journal	Obesity Surgery
Volume	20
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9733-2
State	Published - Sep 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Jehovah's Witness
Knee dislocation
Morbid obesity
Outcomes
Vascular injury

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Nutrition and Dietetics

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