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Treatment of extraarticular knee extension contracture secondary to prolonged external fixation by a modified Judet quadricepsplasty technique
Author(s) -
Federico Pérsico,
O Vargas,
Gabriel Fletscher,
Mauricio Zuluaga
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction/strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1828-8936
pISSN - 1828-8928
DOI - 10.1007/s11751-017-0302-x
Subject(s) - medicine , contracture , surgery , range of motion , fixation (population genetics) , external fixation , orthopedic surgery , femur , knee joint , joint contracture , prosthesis , population , environmental health
The goal of this study is to evaluate the functional results of the modified Judet quadricepsplasty for a knee extension contracture secondary to prolonged external fixation. This is a retrospective study of 31 patients with the diagnosis of an extraarticular knee extension contracture who had prolonged external fixation of the femur. Functional assessment was conducted after a minimum follow-up of 1 year. After performing the functional assessment, according to the Judet scale, 51% of the 31 patients had good results and 19.35% (6 cases) showed excellent results. The improvement in mobility from pre-operative to post-operative range of motion was significant. The performance of the technique, following the authors' described steps and making the subsequent modifications, allowed for partial knee mobility restoration, which significantly improved the patients' functional status.