title: Quadricepsplasty: the Judet technique and results of 21 posttraumatic cases.
abstract: Twenty-one quadricepsplasty procedures were carried out on 21 patients over a 14-year period due to posttraumatic stiffness of the knee joint. Three patients (14.2%) required mobilization under anesthesia in the early postoperative period. The average interval between injury and quadricepsplasty was 18 months (range: 5 to 49 months). Preoperatively, all cases showed less than 90 degrees knee flexion. At follow up, 12 cases (57.2%) achieved more than 90 degrees flexion, while nine patients (42.8%) exhibited under 90 degrees flexion. Flexion gain was between 60 degrees and 90 degrees in six cases (28.5%) and less than 60 degrees in 15 cases (71.5%). Results were assessed according to Judet et al. There were 14 excellent and good (66.6%) and seven fair (33.3%) results. No poor results were found in this series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Merchan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Myong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*