Psychogenic joint contracture in hysterical personality disorder.

We would like to report about a 25-year-old female patient with a psychogen ic knee contracture as part of a hysterical personality disorder. After hav ing had multiple surgical procedures including 5 knee arthroscopies in 5 di fferent orthopeadic departments, we found a nearly full range of movement d uring an examination under general anaesthesia. Psychoanalytical investigat ions finally revealed a surprising, past history of the patient and her fam ily. In addition we highlight the relevant literature.