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Images in neonatal medicine
Bilateral congenital knee dislocation
  1. Catriona Maeve McKay,
  2. Steven Karayiannis
  1. Paediatrics, Altnagelvin Hospitals Health and Social Services Trust, Derry, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Catriona Maeve McKay, Paediatrics, Altnagelvin Hospitals Health and Social Services Trust, Derry, UK; catriona.maeve01{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327076

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    An infant was delivered vaginally at 37+2 weeks gestation, weighing 2620 g. Her antenatal course was uncomplicated. She was noted at delivery to have hyperextended knees (figures 1 and 2), approximately to 50°. These could be flexed into a neutral position. The rest of her examination was unremarkable. She was not dysmorphic. Her hips were stable and there were no other bony or spinal abnormalities identified.

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    • Contributors CMK wrote the article. SK reviewed and made amendments.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer-reviewed.