title: Surgical treatment of the flail knee after poliomyelitis.
abstract: We report our experience of surgical treatment for instability of flail knees after poliomyelitis in 228 patients. We made carefully selective use of soft-tissue release, extension osteotomy of the femur, and a patellar bone block for hyperextension. After six to nine years follow-up, 87% of the patients had retained significant improvement in stability and walking ability.
authors.affiliation: Military Hospital, Chang Chun, China.
authors.forename: H X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Men
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D010329:Patella / Q000601:surgery; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications*; D016138:Walking