Staged Surgery for Severe Soft Tissue and Bone Loss of the Knee.
- Author:
Chan CK
;
Goh JH
;
Ng WM
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Shearing or Friction Injury;
Vascularised Fibular Graft;
Arthrodesis
- MeSH:
Orthopaedic
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2010;4(2):40-43
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 20 year old female student was involved in a motor vehicle accident. She sustained a severe friction injury to the left knee that resulted in considerable soft tissue and bone loss. There was also damage to the knee extensor mechanism, tibialis anterior muscle, femoral trochlea, the anterior half of the tibial plateau extending distally to the proximal tibia and skin. However, there was no crushing of the limb or resultant neurovascular deficit but cancellous bone and the remainder of the joint were exp
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