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This case series of four pediatric and adolescent patients aims to add to the limited literature and highlights key aspects of diagnosis, treatment, and patient-reported outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective-prospective single-center case series of pediatric and adolescent patients (&lt;\u200918 years, open growth plates) treated for tibiofemoral knee dislocations at a Level 1 trauma center between 2017 and 2019. Clinical, radiographic, and intraoperative data were reviewed. In addition, long-term patient-reported outcomes covering both functional recovery and health-related quality of life were assessed using KOOS, IKDC, and EQ-55\u00a0D-L.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four patients (2 male, 2 female), aged between 12 and 16 years, were included in this case series. The mean follow-up was 7.3 years (range 6 to 8 years). All patients sustained Schenck Type III-L dislocations. Early MRI and vascular imaging identified frequent associated injuries such as meniscal and chondral lesions, avulsion fractures, in one case, peroneal nerve injury. A staged surgical approach was used in two of the four cases. No growth disturbances or deformities were observed in the patients based on the available clinical and radiological follow-up. Functional outcomes ranged from moderate to excellent (KOOS: 59\u201392%, IKDC: 62\u2013100%), while EQ-5D-5L-derived TTO utility values ranged from 0.36 to 1.00, with persistent psychological distress reported by three patients despite good physical recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pediatric tibiofemoral dislocations can occur after both high- and low-energy trauma and require timely, individualized management. Staged reconstruction tailored to skeletal maturity appears safe and effective, yielding favorable functional outcomes without growth disturbances during long-term follow-up. However, favorable KOOS and IKDC scores did not uniformly correspond to equivalent health-related quality of life, and three of the four patients reported persistent psychological burden related to the injury. Routine psychosocial screening and support should therefore be integrated into the long-term follow-up of pediatric patients after severe knee injuries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical trial number<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Not applicable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00068-026-03309-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]],"date-time":"2026-09-03T06:27:05Z","timestamp":1788416825000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Long-term patient-reported outcomes and quality of life after tibiofemoral knee dislocations in patients with open growth plates: a retrospective case series from a Level 1 trauma center"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"52","author":[{"given":"Pierre","family":"Hepp","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6878-1059","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yasmin","family":"Youssef","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ralf","family":"Henkelmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"3309_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.12968\/hmed.2021.0466","volume":"82","author":"FC Anazor","year":"2021","unstructured":"Anazor FC, Baryeh K, Davies NC. 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