Treatment of patella infera by patellar tendon lengthening and augmentation with tibialis anterior tendon allograft.
Management of patella infera remains a difficult therapeutic endeavor. We report a case of a 21-year-old man, who had development of patella infera and knee flexion contracture after a patella fracture. Patella infera was treated by patellar tendon lengthening and augmentation with a tibialis anterior tendon allograft fixed with bioabsorbable cross-pins. The patient regained an anatomic patellar position and full range of motion at two years after surgery.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bumin General Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Ju Seon
JS
Jeong
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea(⁎). Electronic address: mdwang88@gmail.com.
Joon Ho
JH
Wang
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D064591:Allografts; D001858:Bone Nails; D003286:Contracture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010329:Patella / Q000293:injuries; D017847:Patellar Ligament / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation*; D055815:Young Adult
Allograft; Cross-pin; Lengthening; Patella infera