title: [Congenital knee dislocation in Larsen syndrome treated by arthroplasty].
abstract: A 59-year-old woman with bilateral congenital knee dislocation due to Larsen syndrome was treated by arthroplasty. To prevent neurovascular deficiency and major loss of bone substance, a continuous joint distraction was performed by unilateral external fixation. After a period of 25 days and a leg lengthening of 4.5 cm, a constrained total knee endoprosthesis was implanted. Both operations and their postoperative courses were free of complications. A previously planned lengthening of the Achilles tendon was unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Klinikum am Bruderwald, Buger Strasse 80, 96049, Bamberg, Deutschland. marcusmueller@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Strecker
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D031221:Knee Dislocation / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D013577:Syndrome