Quadricepsplasty following femoral shaft fractures.
The results of 12 quadricepsplasties performed on 10 patients with stiff knees following united femoral shaft fractures are reviewed. All fractures were caused by high-velocity road traffic accidents and were associated with a variety of features which led to multiple operations and delayed union. The increased range of flexion achieved in this series is higher than in those reported previously.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harrogate District Hospital, UK.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications