title: Fixed flexion deformity of the knee following femoral physeal fracture: the Inverted Cyclops lesion.
abstract: An adolescent inter-condylar fracture of the distal femur was treated with percutaneous cancellous screws and an above-knee plaster. The subsequent fixed flexion deformity of the knee was initially considered to be due to soft tissue capsular scarring and adhesions but arthroscopic assessment of the joint identified an "Inverted Cyclops" lesion. This consisted of excess callus and fibrous tissue arising from the femoral notch. Arthroscopic excision of this tissue cured the deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK. alisterjhart@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Eastwood
authors.forename: G S E
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome