Femoral notchplasty in the treatment of malunited intercondylar eminence fractures of the tibia.
A block of full extension may occur after malunion of an intercondylar tibial eminence fracture. Five patients with this complication were treated by arthroscopic femoral notchplasty. At follow-up, between 6 months and 5 years, four patients had regained full extension and the fifth was improved. This is an effective method of regaining extension in selected patients.
Luger
E J
EJ
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery B, Tel Aviv Elias Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
Arbel
R
R
Eichenblat
M S
MS
Menachem
A
A
Dekel
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*