Stiff Knee by Entrapment of Quadriceps Femoris Tendon at Fracture Site in Paediatric Distal Femur Shaft Fracture.
10.12671/jkfs.2007.20.4.339
- Author:
Suk KANG
1
;
Jong Pil KIM
;
Chung Soo HWANG
;
Phil Hyun CHUNG
;
Young Sung KIM
;
Sang Ho LEE
;
Jin Wook CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. kjpil@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Paediatric femur fracture;
Stiff knee;
Quadriceps femoris tendon release
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Contracture;
Extremities;
Femur*;
Hip;
Knee*;
Leg;
Quadriceps Muscle*;
Tendons*;
Traction
- From:Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2007;20(4):339-344
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The complications following paediatric femur fracture are leg length discrepancy, angulation deformity, rotational deformity, ischemic limb. But, stiff knee is rarely expressed after trauma like paediatric femur fracture. We report a case of stiff knee due to entrapment of quadriceps femoris tendon at displaced fracture site after conservative treatment by Russel traction and hip spica cast in paediatric femur fracture. We treated successfully by resection of distal end of proximal segment of femur and release of quadriceps femoris tendon for flexion contracture of the knee.
