What would you do? Case challenges in knee surgery.
Six cases representing a variety of orthopedic issues were presented to a panel of senior surgeons. These included the following: (1) developmental patella baja with degenerative arthritis, (2) high valgus knee with attenuated medial collateral ligament, (3) degenerative arthritis with near-ankylosis, (4) depressed tibial plateau fracture with degenerative arthritis, (5) degenerative arthritis with laterally dislocating patella, and (6) degenerative arthritis with distal femoral malunion.
Booth
Robert E
RE
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Engh
Gerard A
GA
Laskin
Richard S
RS
Lotke
Paul A
PA
Jones
Richard E
RE
Vince
Kelly G
KG
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular