title: [Treatment of severe recurvation of the knee in poliomyelitis. Role of olecranization of the patella].
abstract: The authors have treated two cases of severe genu-recurvatum after poliomyelitis by a locking operation. They fused the patella to the tibia by grafting, realising an anterior shelf-operation. Full flexion was preserved, hyper-extension was decreased. The indications of this operation are discussed and compared with these of tibial osteotomies and capsulorraphies.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Traitement du récurvatum grave du genou poliomyélitique. Place de l'olécranisation de la rotule