title: Reconstruction of a patellar tendon with Achilles tendon allograft for severe patellar infera--a case report.
abstract: Severe patellar infera accompanied by pathologic shortening and fibrosis of the patellar tendon is relatively an uncommmon condition but can cause recalcitrant joint stiffness and limited range of motion after knee surgery or injury. This report presents a case of a 49-year-old male with severe patellar infera and limping due to joint stiffness after three-time knee surgeries. We report a successful outcome along with a finding of the well-healed allograft after the reconstruction of a patellar tendon using Achilles tendon-bone allograft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896, Pyeongchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang 431-070, Republic of Korea.oships@hallym.ac.kr
authors.forename: Je-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Jun-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Young-Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Suk-Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Baek
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000637:transplantation*; D050376:Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Grafting / Q000379:methods*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous