Football (soccer) player Luciano Sánchez fully dislocated his knee on August 1 in a tragic accident but did not break any bones. Why did the doctor need to put screws to mend his injury?

Question

You can see the X-ray images of his injury via this link [https://d1af7m13b2f34i.cloudfront.net/media/thumbnail-1691323598273-original.jpg](https://d1af7m13b2f34i.cloudfront.net/media/thumbnail-1691323598273-original.jpg) . Why couldn’t the doctor just relocate his bones and put him in a cast? Why are the screws so important?

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Answer 1

NAD but it might have something to do with the soft tissue. Major dislocation like this can cause a lot of damage to the tissue around the joint.