Background: Knee extension contracture is a disabling complication after fractures around the knee. In this study we aimed to study factors influencing the outcomes of quadricepsplasty for the treatment of traumatic knee extension contracture. We hypothesized that there is no factor influencing the final range of knee motion.Methods: In this retrospective study, we included 64 patients who unde...

We review the results of a modified quadricepsplasty in five children who developed stiffness of the knee after femoral lengthening for congenital short femur using an Ilizarov external fixator which spanned the knee. All had a full range of movement of the knee before lengthening was undertaken. Unifocal lengthening was carried out in the distal metaphysiodiaphyseal region of the distal femur ...

Thirty-two contractures of the quadriceps induced by injection in 17 children have been reviewed. The average age at presentation was 3 years 4 months. All the children had suffered a severe illness within the first few weeks of life and all had received intramuscular injections into the thigh. Three methods of treatment were used: conservative, distal quadricepsplasty, and proximal release. At...

background: knee extension contracture is a disabling complication after fractures around the knee. in this study we aimed to study factors influencing the outcomes of quadricepsplasty for the treatment of traumatic knee extension contracture. we hypothesized that there is no factor influencing the final range of knee motion.methods: in this retrospective study, we included 64 patients who unde...

BACKGROUND Static antibiotic-impregnated cement spacers have been used widely to treat chronically infected total knee arthroplasties with a high success result. However, difficulty in surgical exposure during revision has been encountered. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of two-stage reimplantation of an infected total knee arthroplasty using a static antibiotic-...

The daily life routine activities require a good range of knee motion, losing that after femur fracture is common problem can be triggered by extension contracture, flexion or combined contractures. This case report about 19-year-old male with unremarkable medical history who suffered from contracture no following wrongly applied plate for distal fracture, which was treated successfully surgica...