The Schenck classification is a system of categorizing knee dislocations based on the pattern of multiligamentous injury. It is limited clinically by not describing the risk of neurovascular involvement.
Classification
Type Description I Single ligament injury (ACL or PCL) II Injury to ACL and PCL III Injury to ACL, PCL, and either the LCL or MCL*KD-III injuries are sub classified as KD-III-M or KD-III-L depending on whether the MCL or LCL/posterolateral corner are injured IV Injury to ACL, PCL, LCL and MCL V Multiligamentous injury with periarticular fracture
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