Total knee arthroplasty in an adult with congenital dislocation of the patella
| Autor: | Henry A. Finn, Patricia A. Baumann, Peter E. Bergquist |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Joint Dislocations Total knee arthroplasty Osteoarthritis Function score Humans Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Arthroplasty Replacement Knee Lateral retinaculum Adult patients business.industry Patella Middle Aged Sulcus musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Arthroplasty Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure business human activities |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Arthroplasty. 16:384-388 |
| ISSN: | 0883-5403 |
| DOI: | 10.1054/arth.2001.20545 |
| Popis: | This article reports the use of total knee arthroplasty with release of the lateral retinaculum, proximal extensor mechanism realignment, and patellar resurfacing as a valid treatment option for adult patients with congenital dislocation of the patella who have absence of the femoral sulcus and associated osteoarthritis. The patient presented in this case report had improvement of his Knee Society knee score and function score from preoperative levels of 8 and 45 to 77 and 80 postoperatively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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