title: Femoral notchplasty in the treatment of malunited intercondylar eminence fractures of the tibia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery B, Tel Aviv Elias Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Luger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arbel
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Eichenblat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menachem
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dekel
mesh_terms: 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*