Quadricepsplasty

BACKGROUND The lack of knee flexion is an increasingly recognized complication of femoral and periarticular knee fractures. This… (More)

Between 1987 and 2006 we performed a modified Thompson's quadricepsplasty on 40 fracture-related stiff knees and followed the… (More)

BACKGROUND The lack of knee flexion represents a possible complication in severe femur fractures. In 1956, Judet proposed a… (More)

Extension contracture of the knee is a well known complication of severe femoral fractures, especially in the supracondylar… (More)

Eight patients with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (amyoplasia type) (11 knees) with knee hyperextension deformity underwent… (More)

We present a new surgical subperiosteal endoscopic technique for the release of fibrosis of the quadriceps to the femur caused by… (More)

Knee movements after fractures caused by explosive devices, as well as after intra-articular fractures of the knee, are often… (More)

Eleven patients (with 12 supracondylar femur fractures) with knee extension contractures were followed for an average of 24.8… (More)

Twenty-one quadricepsplasty procedures were carried out on 21 patients over a 14-year period due to posttraumatic stiffness of… (More)

Knee motion following femoral fractures is often less than satisfactory. Surgical procedures to increase knee motion are rarely… (More)